Combining Like Terms Printable Maze & Puzzle Bundle

TWO great printable resources for students to practice SIMPLIFYING ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS by COMBINING LIKE TERMS. Use for individual work or turn them into a Partner or Group Activities to encourage collaboration, communication, & problem-solving. With NO NEGATIVES, the Maze Set is an A+ introductory activity. With 5 Mazes to choose from - you get a variety of Scaffolding and Differentiation options to help your beginners get the hang of this challenging concept. The Puzzle Set HAS INTEGERS and is more suitable for later in the year or after students have mastered the basics. It also offers Extension & Enrichment options to challenge your early finishers or high ability students.

71 TOTAL ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS (+ CHALLENGE ACTIVITIES)

• 5 Mazes: Each one has 11 Expressions (Positive numbers only)
• 4 Puzzles: 16 more Expressions (with Negatives!)
• 2 Challenge Activities give you more options to keep students engaged. These require students to EVALUATE Algebraic Expressions for a given vaue of the variable and simplify more advance expresions (using a mix of the DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY and Combining Like Terms)

The pdf PREVIEWS show the exact resources and all included problems. Check them out before purchasing to determine if these activities match your learning targets for your students.

WHAT IS INCLUDED: (pdf Download - 8 Total Printable Activities)

1. MAZE ACTIVITY: 5 Mazes of varying difficulty (55 Expressions)
2. PUZZLE ACTIVITY: 4 Color Puzzles/4 Black & White Puzzles (16 Expressiions)
3. PUZZLE ACTIVITY: Recording Sheet & Worksheet (has the same problems that are in the puzzle, just in worksheet form)
4. PUZZLE ACTIVITY: 2 Challenge Worksheets (Lesson Extensions - 24 Questions)
5. PUZZLE ACTIVITY: Puzzle Pictures Handout (both Color & Black & White)
6. Answer Keys

HIGHLIGHTS

• Scaffolds the Concepts in a Fun Way
• Collaborative Activities
• Differentiation & Enrichment Options
• Student Engagement = A+
• Perfect for Daily Classwork -or- Unit Review/Spiral Review
• Great for Tactile Learners

WHO IS THIS FOR?

• 7th Grade, 8th Grade, Pre-Algebra, or Algebra 1
• Students must be proficient in Integer Operations to complete the Puzzle Activity (If you introduce Combining Like terms before your Integers Unit, the Maze Set will work great but the Puzzle Set would not be appropriate at that time - but might make a fun spiral review later on).

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Check out these other HIGH QUALITY Battmatics Resources:

• ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
• GRAPHING
• EQUATIONS & INEQUALITIES
• PRINTABLE MAZES
• DIGITAL MAZES

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