This is the second worksheet in our Introduction to Algebra series.

This pack is filled with worksheets designed to introduce students to the idea of factoring/factorising single parentheses/brackets and simple substitution. It contains both British English and American English terminology, and each worksheet is differentiated 3 ways.

Also included are the same worksheets, but put into differentiated workbooks, so you can hand these to your students to use as homework, or an ongoing project.

The worksheets consist of the following:

Worksheet 1 Factoring Single Parentheses/Factorising Single Brackets - introduces students to factoring single parentheses. It guides students through the process.

Worksheet 2 Factoring Shapes/Factorising Shapes - reinforces factoring/factorising idea using shapes.

Worksheet 3 Expand and Factor/Factorise - reminds students of expanding parentheses/brackets before relating it to factoring.

Worksheet 4 Wordlink Factor/Factorise - is a puzzle where you connect an expression to its factored form, drawing lines through letters that reveal a famous mathematician.

Worksheet 5 Riddle Me This Factoring/Factorising - asks students to factor to find the solution to the most famous formula in mathematics.

Worksheet 6 Introducing Substitution - is a guided worksheet on substitution.

Worksheet 7 Substitution Grid - consists of substitution in a grid.

Worksheet 8 Substitution Tables - introduces the idea of substitution using x and y tables, which will be a useful skill later in algebra.

Worksheet 9 Substitution Mazes - students find the correct path by answering substitution questions. It is a multiple choice sheet.

Worksheet 10 Substitution Challenge - is a summary of substitution, including using the temperature conversion formula, and some challenging puzzles.

This is available in a bundle along side Factoring and substitution, One and Two step equations, Forming and solving Linear Equations and Sequences and nth Term. If you get the bundle, you'll also receive a free revision test and check list. (If you have purchased these individually, or bought 3 workbooks from the bundle, get in touch at littlestreams@gmail.com and we will send you the revision booklet in an email).

This is the fourth worksheet in our Introducing Algebra series.

This pack is filled with worksheets designed to introduce students to introduce students to forming equations and solving unknown on both sides and with brackets/parentheses. It contains both British English and American English terminology, and each worksheet is differentiated 3 ways.

Also included are the same worksheets, but put into differentiated workbooks, so you can hand these to your students to use as homework, or an ongoing project.

The worksheets consist of the following:

Worksheet 1 Forming Equations - introduces students to writing equations from words into an algebraic sentences.

Worksheet 2 Balancing Unknowns - introduces students to balancing unknowns on both sides using scales.

Worksheet 3 Unknown Both Sides Equations - puts into practice solving equations with unknown on both sides.

Worksheet 4 Equations with Parentheses - introduces students to solving equations with brackets/parentheses.

Worksheet 5 Solving Equations Secret Code - uses both unknown on both sides and brackets/parentheses, where solving the equations reveals a fun fact.

Worksheet 6 Solving Equations Maze - similar to worksheet five, except students follow a maze, with the correct solutions revealing the right path. Other potential solutions have been chosen to reveal common misconceptions.

Worksheet 7 Mosaic Equations - a fun activity involving solving equations and shading a corresponding pattern from an answer key. The result is a mosaic picture.

Worksheet 8 Unknown Both Sides Crosswords - a crossword featuring some challenging unknowns on both sides including using fractions.

Worksheet 9 Equation of Letters - challenging word problems involving forming and solving equations in a unique set up.

Worksheet 10 More Geometry Equations - covers forming and solving equations with geometry questions.

This is available in a bundle along side Factoring and substitution, One and Two step equations, Forming and solving Linear Equations and Sequences and nth Term. If you get the bundle, you'll also receive a free revision test and check list. (If you have purchased these individually, or bought 3 workbooks from the bundle, get in touch at littlestreams@gmail.com and we will send you the revision booklet in an email).

This is the fifth and final workbook in our Introducing Algebra series.

This pack is filled with worksheets designed to introduce students to patterns and linear sequenes, and to develop an understanding of the nth term, and how to use it to find any term of the sequence. It covers some common sequences that are not linear, such as square numbers and the fibonacci sequence, but doesn’t require finding or using the nth term of these. Each worksheet is differentiated 3 ways.

Also included are the same worksheets, but put into differentiated workbooks, so you can hand these to your students to use as homework, or an ongoing project.

The worksheets consist of the following:

Worksheet 1 Patterns of Shapes - introduces students to basic patters using shapes.

Worksheet 2 Gaps in the Sequence - introduces number sequences, and what rules they follow (for example, starting at 2, add 3 to each term).

Worksheet 3 Function Machines - solidifies the link between a rule and a pattern by using Function Machines.

Worksheet 4 Fencing In - covers 2 pages, and follows a pattern of fences. Students find the next in the sequence. For the highest differentiation of this worksheets, students need to already know how to find an nth term.

Worksheet 5 Dinner Table Conundrum - similar to worksheet 4, with a focus on following a pattern of tables and chairs. Differentiation 1 does not require the nth term.

Worksheet 6 Fishing for Sequences - involves finding numbers that match a pattern. Both the nth term and the rule for the sequence is given.

Worksheet 7 The nth Term - requires students to both find the nth term of a linear sequence, and to find terms of a given nth term.

Worksheet 8 Riddle Me This - consists of a riddle that reveals a famous mathematician.

Worksheet 9 Nth Term in Words - delves deeper into recognising linear sequences and understanding how to find specific terms and checking if a given value will appear in the sequence.

Worksheet 10 Fibonacci and Pascal’s Triangle - offers a challenge by looking at both the Fibonacci Sequence and Pascals Triangle

This is available in a bundle along side Factoring and substitution, One and Two step equations, Forming and solving Linear Equations and Sequences and nth Term. If you get the bundle, you'll also receive a free revision test and check list. (If you have purchased these individually, or bought 3 workbooks from the bundle, get in touch at littlestreams@gmail.com and we will send you the revision booklet in an email).

This is the third worksheet in our Introducing Algebra series.

This pack is filled with worksheets designed to introduce students to solving equations. It starts with simple equations that can be solved in one step, and covers two step equations. Each worksheet is differentiated 3 ways.

Also included are the same worksheets, but put into differentiated workbooks, so you can hand these to your students to use as homework, or an ongoing project.

The worksheets consist of the following:

Worksheet 1 Introducing Simple Equations - introduces students to the idea of one step equations using shapes.

Worksheet 2 One Step Equations - solidifies one step equations, and for the first two differentiations, it includes a guide of how to perform them.

Worksheet 3 One Step Crossword - The final worksheet that covers one step equation, a crossword style puzzle.

Worksheet 4 Introducing Two Step Equations - introduces two step equations using both the scales approach and the bar method.

Worksheet 5 Two Step Equations - continues to solidify two step equations, with differentiations 1 and 2 having a guide on how to solve two step equations.

Worksheet 6 Two Step Crossword - another crossword, focusing on two steps this time.

Worksheet 7 Two Step Word Link - a fun activity involves linking equations with their solution. By joining the solutions, students will draw a line though various letters, which, when unscrambled, will spell out a mathematical word.

Worksheet 8 Two Step Maze - another fun activity, this time a maze where students find their way by selecting the correct values.

Worksheet 9 Secret Code - involves solving equations to uncover a hidden message featuring a fun fact.

Worksheet 10 Geometry Equations -

a challenge that involves students forming and solving two step equations through geometric problems.

This is available in a bundle along side Factoring and substitution, One and Two step equations, Forming and solving Linear Equations and Sequences and nth Term. If you get the bundle, you'll also receive a free revision test and check list. (If you have purchased these individually, or bought 3 workbooks from the bundle, get in touch at littlestreams@gmail.com and we will send you the revision booklet in an email).

This is the first worksheet in our Introduction to Algebra series.

This pack is filled with worksheets designed to introduce students to the idea of collecting like terms, simplifying expressions, and expanding single parentheses/brackets. It contains both British English and American English terminology, and each worksheet is differentiated 3 ways.

Also included are the same worksheets, but put into differentiated workbooks, so you can hand these to your students to use as homework, or an ongoing project.

The worksheets consist of the following:

Worksheet 1 Writing Algebra - Introduces students to best practices in how to write algebra and definitions of the terms we use.

Worksheet 2 Like Terms - introduces the concept of like terms in expressions.

Worksheet 3 Term Trees - solidifies like terms, using the idea of trees as terms.

Worksheet 4 Combining Like Terms Pyramid - uses pyramids as a way to simplify terms, as well as consisting of standard simplifying questions (without parentheses/brackets).

Worksheet 5 Collecting Terms Crossword - a crossword with standard simplifying questions (without parentheses/brackets).

Worksheet 6 Geometry in Algebra - requires writing the perimeter of shapes where the lengths are given as expressions, teaching students to simplify expressions as they work.

Worksheet 7 Expanding Single Parentheses/Brackets - introduces the concept of expanding single parentheses/brackets. It also includes simplifying expressions that includes parentheses/brackets.

Worksheet 8 Simplifying Word Link - an activity where you connect expressions with their simplified form, drawing through letters to answer a clue about an ancient civilization.

Worksheet 9 Collecting Terms Maze - students find the correct path by answering simplified questions. It is a multiple choice sheet.

Worksheet 10 Riddle Me This Simplifying - asks students to simplify expressions including using division, expanding parentheses and dealing with negative numbers. The solutions each link to a letter which gives the solution to a clue about a mathematical artifact.

This is available in a bundle along side Factoring and substitution, One and Two step equations, Forming and solving Linear Equations and Sequences and nth Term. If you get the bundle, you'll also receive a free revision test and check list. (If you have purchased these individually, or bought 3 workbooks from the bundle, get in touch at littlestreams@gmail.com and we will send you the revision booklet in an email).