Try this FREE Visual Distributive Property Digital Activity before purchasing the full version.

This free version gives students guided, step-by-step practice with the distributive property. Students see how the outside number multiplies each part inside the parentheses instead of just guessing an answer.

This activity is designed to help students understand the process visually:

3(x + 4)
becomes
3x + 12

Students are guided through each step, including multiplying the first term, bringing down the sign, multiplying the second term, and writing the final simplified expression.

What’s Included in the Free Version

This free version includes 2 active levels:

1. Basic positive distribution
2. Subtraction inside parentheses

The full version includes 11 levels, including negative numbers, fractions, decimals, combining like terms, two distributive expressions, mixed review, and numbers on the right side of the parentheses.

Great For

* Algebra 1
* Pre-Algebra
* 7th grade math
* 8th grade math
* Intervention
* Review
* Guided practice
* Independent practice
* Math centers
* Test prep

Why Teachers May Like It

This is a simple browser-based activity. Students open the link and begin practicing. No student logins, accounts, emails, or names are required.

Students can work independently while still receiving step-by-step support. At the end, they can show their score or progress to the teacher.

Full Version

A full version with all 11 levels is also available on TPT.

Privacy

No student data is collected.
No names, emails, accounts, or logins are required.
The activity runs in the student’s browser.