Ensure your students have the foundational knowledge needed to do well on the SAT Math section with our Fundamentals Lesson Bundle!

Focus on the fundamentals needed for the SAT Math Section with this comprehensive set of lessons that teaches students about combining “like terms”, the order of operations (PEMDAS), isolating a variable, and manipulating multiple variables within the same equation.  Through this three-part series, students will get a refresher on the foundational algebra that 70% of the SAT math section utilizes.

Learning Targets

1. “I can use the order of operations to simplify an expression.”
2. “I can solve multi-step equations and evaluate expressions.”
3. “I can isolate a variable in an equation.”

Key Benefits

• Foundational Learning: These lessons provide important information needed to solve a majority of the Math section’s problems.
• A New Perspective: While most students might understand the basics of PEMDAS, thes lesson starts to provide a deeper look at when and how to use it depending on if the students are simplifying or isolating a problem.
• Flexible Timing: With a bevy of extra practice problems, these lessons are designed to fit a variety of classroom schedules and can be completed in 1 to 2 hours, allowing flexibility for deeper understanding and additional activities and games.
• Scaffolded Learning: A three part series, these lesson are designed to flow directly into each other, with each subsequent lesson building on the concepts learned in the previous one, culminating in a more conceptual lesson (Manipulating Variables) that tests the students mastery of inverse operations and isolating variables just as the SAT does.

Key Activities

1. Math Vocabulary: A detailed breakdown of the different terms students need to know (variable, exponent, coefficient, etc.) to understand how to solve Math section problems.
2. “Like Terms”: An easy-to-follow explanation of what can and can’t be simplified (aka combined) and why.
3. PEMDAS: A refresher on PEMDAS and how to use it to simplify an equation coupled with a deeper understanding of how it relates to isolating a variable.
4. Detailed Processes: Students learn the step-by-step processes for ensuring a question is understood, the equation is simplified, and the target variable is correctly isolated.
5. Game-ified Learning: Multiple games help students practice the lesson’s learning target with progressively harder problems to challenge their understanding and mastery in a fun and engaging way.

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Included In Every Lesson

• Learning Target: A clear goal for each lesson helps both teacher and students narrow their focus and know where the finish line is for the day.
• Do Now and Exit Ticket: An activity at the start to get students thinking about the lesson’s topic or reviewing the previous lesson’s topic and an activity at the end to help both teacher and students gauge how well students met the learning target.
• Guiding Questions and Lit Tips: Students' understanding will be repeatedly aided by “Guiding Questions” and “Lit Tips” that help students dive deeper into the lesson’s topics and questions.
• Teacher Instructions and Explanations: Each lesson comes with a “teacher version” that provides detailed instructions on how to conduct the lesson, such as logistical needs, timing considerations, and how to stretch students’ answers. Furthermore, each question has the correct answer with a detailed explanation of what the correct answer is and why it’s the correct one.