Math Master McLeod

Print the document and cut out the words. Place the words into envelopes. Students, in groups, choose a word at a time and take turns explaining to each other the word without using the word (like traditional catch phrase). Peers have to guess the vocab word. Topics include Foundations of Algebra, Solving Equations and Inequalities, Functions, and Linear Equations.

List of vocab words and definitions in the first two chapters of Algebra 1 for ELL students.

Students play go fish using the pieces cut out from the table attached. It is also a great way for them to discover factoring on their own. I used this activity with the distributive property and I found that students were factoring and I hadn't taught it yet! I usually print it on colored computer paper to make it more appealing.

Two-column notes on solving two-step inequalities. Notes can be projected on the overhead and passed out to students.

Short quiz on solving one-step and two-step equations. Can be used in Algebra 1 or a review in Geometry.

A song that I write to Mary Had A Little Lamb that helps students remember how to graph.

List of vocab words for ELL students. This list can be given before the unit starts. This unit is on inequalities including compound and absolute value inequalities.