This lesson is meant to be used as guided notes for a whole class, with a fun activity at the end. Students begin by learning what a polynomial is and what makes something a monomial, binomial, and trinomial. They then learn what makes something NOT a polynomial. After learning about "degree" and "leading coefficient", students learn how to put polynomials into standard form. The end of the second page is an introduction to algebra tiles, and the final page is a fun activity to help students get