Introduction to Algebra

Grade 10 applied students got their first test back today, and we started learning a new topic: algebra.

We got out the algebra tiles and remembered what we did in grade 9. We built polynomials, then added them.

We simplified using zero pairs, and worked on using vocabulary words to express what we made, and what the result is.

We’ll be solving equations next week using tiles. Hope that we’ve jogged enough memories to have a solid start on Monday. It’s so good that our grade 9 classes are using manipulatives so consistently now, so I know that my 10s will all have seen and used the tiles before. We’ve worked hard to build a solid grade 9 program which we are now spreading into grade 10. It takes work, but it is so worth it!