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The Distributive Property Interactive Visual Guided Math Doodle Notes
The Distributive Property Interactive Visual Guided Math Doodle Notes
The Distributive Property Interactive Visual Guided Math Doodle Notes
The Distributive Property Interactive Visual Guided Math Doodle Notes
The Distributive Property Interactive Visual Guided Math Doodle Notes
The Distributive Property Interactive Visual Guided Math Doodle Notes
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"Great connection of the concept to real world concepts. Students were engaged and enjoyed the food connections "
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Madison S.
"These can be helpful for some students, but not for all. It can be visually overwhelming for some. I like having these as an option. I recorded a mini-lesson with a few so they could complete it with me. Some of my inclusion students actually preferred this style over 'regular notes'."
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Distributive Property (concept & practice): "doodle notes" -

When students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity:

- new learning

- relaxation (less math anxiety)

- visual connections

- better memory & retention of the content!

**This resource is also available in a DISCOUNTED bundle: Expressions & Equations Bundle

Students fill in the sheets, answer the questions, and color, doodle or embellish. Then, they can use it as a study guide later on.

Content includes:

- concept of distributing (based on doubling, tripling a recipe and how it applies to each ingredient)

- definition of the distributive property

- distributing a negative

- practice applying the property without any variables

- how to distribute with variables

- simplifying and combining like terms to write distributed expression in simplest form

- higher level practice with variables

Check out the preview for more detail about this item and the research behind it.

Visual note taking strategies like sketch notes or doodle notes are based on dual coding theory.  When we can blend the text input with graphic/visual input, the student brain processes the information differently and can more easily convert the new learning into long-term memory.

This strategy also integrates the left and right hemispheres of the brain to increase focus, learning, and retention!

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The Distributive Property Interactive Visual Guided Math Doodle Notes

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What others say

"Great connection of the concept to real world concepts. Students were engaged and enjoyed the food connections "
star
Madison S.
"These can be helpful for some students, but not for all. It can be visually overwhelming for some. I like having these as an option. I recorded a mini-lesson with a few so they could complete it with me. Some of my inclusion students actually preferred this style over 'regular notes'."
star
Stefani H.

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Description

Distributive Property (concept & practice): "doodle notes" -

When students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity:

- new learning

- relaxation (less math anxiety)

- visual connections

- better memory & retention of the content!

**This resource is also available in a DISCOUNTED bundle: Expressions & Equations Bundle

Students fill in the sheets, answer the questions, and color, doodle or embellish. Then, they can use it as a study guide later on.

Content includes:

- concept of distributing (based on doubling, tripling a recipe and how it applies to each ingredient)

- definition of the distributive property

- distributing a negative

- practice applying the property without any variables

- how to distribute with variables

- simplifying and combining like terms to write distributed expression in simplest form

- higher level practice with variables

Check out the preview for more detail about this item and the research behind it.

Visual note taking strategies like sketch notes or doodle notes are based on dual coding theory.  When we can blend the text input with graphic/visual input, the student brain processes the information differently and can more easily convert the new learning into long-term memory.

This strategy also integrates the left and right hemispheres of the brain to increase focus, learning, and retention!

You might also like:

8th Grade End of Course Review Tournament

Algebra 1 Super Bundle

Linear Systems Card Sort

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May 8, 2026
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viet V.
11,144 reviews • California
Great resource
Rated 4 out of 5
December 4, 2025
an interactive resource to help supplement, review or use for a sub
Jacalyn M.
82 reviews • Wisconsin
Grades taught: 6th, 7th, 8th
Awesome Product
Rated 5 out of 5
December 2, 2025
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
Great connection of the concept to real world concepts. Students were engaged and enjoyed the food connections
Madison S.
242 reviews • Iowa
Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Student populations: Autism, Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities
Nice option for students
Rated 5 out of 5
August 15, 2025
These can be helpful for some students, but not for all. It can be visually overwhelming for some. I like having these as an option. I recorded a mini-lesson with a few so they could complete it with me. Some of my inclusion students actually preferred this style over 'regular notes'.
Gr8Calcul8
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392 reviews • Massachusetts
Grades taught: 6th, 7th, 8th
Great Doodle Notes to Visually show understanding
Rated 5 out of 5
August 6, 2025
My students love using doodle notes to help them learn the material better than just written notes and examples.
Holly K.
207 reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
July 10, 2025
I love doodle notes! They are engaging, easy to read, and keep students attention since they are short and to the point!
Victoria M.
251 reviews
Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Student populations: Autism, Learning difficulties
Rated 5 out of 5
June 3, 2025
This visual approach to understanding the distributive property was especially helpful for my students. This approach was engaging and seemed to help students make connections that helped them later be able to identify and use it.
Jessica Hilton
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37 reviews
Grades taught: 6th
Student populations: Autism, Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities
Rated 4 out of 5
May 22, 2025
My daughter has struggled with the concept of the distributive property on and off for a number of years. We have kept revisiting it in various forms. My hope was to find a method that would help it click for her. This visual notes approach seemed to help it finally connect altogether for her. She doesn't seem to struggle with identifying it and using it like she had. Thanks.
Tina B.
67 reviews
Grades taught: 8th

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Apply the properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions. For example, apply the distributive property to the expression 3 (2 + 𝘹) to produce the equivalent expression 6 + 3𝘹; apply the distributive property to the expression 24𝘹 + 18𝘺 to produce the equivalent expression 6 (4𝘹 + 3𝘺); apply properties of operations to 𝘺 + 𝘺 + 𝘺 to produce the equivalent expression 3𝘺.
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