Algebraic Concepts
Parents: Your child will be utilizing educational math iPad apps as well as hands on math center activities, games and videos to practice the skills that they have learned in class along with completing formative and summative math assessments. Formative math assessments such as in class math activities, worksheets, or quizzes help me monitor your child's progress. The summative assessment will be a math exam or test. Students are evaluated and their grade or score is compared to Nebraska state math standards and or math benchmarks. It is essential that your child practices and studies algebra and algebraic concepts. The more your child looks at algebra and algebraic problems, the more comfortable they will be solving algebra problems. On this page I have listed and included fun and educational algebra iPad apps, games and activities that parents and children can do together.
Have fun,
Ms. DiPaolo
Students: Here are some fun games, videos and things to do that will help you learn more about algebra!
Algebra iPad Apps:
These are my favorite iPad games that will help you learn more about algebra!
1. GiraffeCards: GiraffeCards are just like doing flash cards! You will be adding and subtracting numbers. Click on the right number to solve each problem. Sometimes you will have to find the missing number so that you can get the right answer. At the end, you will see how long it took you to answer all the questions and you can see how many questions you got right and how many questions you got wrong. Click on the picture below to see what the GiraffeCards app looks like!
GiraffeCards meet these Nebraska State Standards:
MA 1.2 Algebra: Students will communicate algebraic concepts using multiple representations to reason, solve problems, and make connections within mathematics and across disciplines.
MA 1.2.1 Algebraic Relationships: Students will demonstrate, represent, and show relationships with expressions and equations.
MA.1.2.1.b: Use the relationship of addition and subtraction to solve subtraction problems (e.g., find12-9= ___, using the addition fact 9+3=12).
MA.1.2.1.d: Determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equation (e.g. 7+ ? =13).
2. Compete with Worms Algebra: Helping worms do math is fun! In this app you will be adding two numbers together to help get the worms number. If you can't find two numbers to get the worms answer, the worm will give you a new number. Click on the picture below to see what the Compete With Worms Algebra app looks like!
Compete with Worms Algebra meets these Nebraska State Standards:
MA 1.2 Algebra: Students will communicate algebraic concepts using multiple representations to reason, solve problems, and make connections within mathematics and across disciplines.
MA 1.2.1 Algebraic Relationships: Students will demonstrate, represent, and show relationships with expressions and equations.
MA.1.2.1.d: Determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equation (e.g. 7+ ? =13).
Algebra iPad Apps:
These are my favorite iPad games that will help you learn more about algebra!
1. GiraffeCards: GiraffeCards are just like doing flash cards! You will be adding and subtracting numbers. Click on the right number to solve each problem. Sometimes you will have to find the missing number so that you can get the right answer. At the end, you will see how long it took you to answer all the questions and you can see how many questions you got right and how many questions you got wrong. Click on the picture below to see what the GiraffeCards app looks like!
GiraffeCards meet these Nebraska State Standards:
MA 1.2 Algebra: Students will communicate algebraic concepts using multiple representations to reason, solve problems, and make connections within mathematics and across disciplines.
MA 1.2.1 Algebraic Relationships: Students will demonstrate, represent, and show relationships with expressions and equations.
MA.1.2.1.b: Use the relationship of addition and subtraction to solve subtraction problems (e.g., find12-9= ___, using the addition fact 9+3=12).
MA.1.2.1.d: Determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equation (e.g. 7+ ? =13).
2. Compete with Worms Algebra: Helping worms do math is fun! In this app you will be adding two numbers together to help get the worms number. If you can't find two numbers to get the worms answer, the worm will give you a new number. Click on the picture below to see what the Compete With Worms Algebra app looks like!
Compete with Worms Algebra meets these Nebraska State Standards:
MA 1.2 Algebra: Students will communicate algebraic concepts using multiple representations to reason, solve problems, and make connections within mathematics and across disciplines.
MA 1.2.1 Algebraic Relationships: Students will demonstrate, represent, and show relationships with expressions and equations.
MA.1.2.1.d: Determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equation (e.g. 7+ ? =13).
Parents and Students
Here is a fun activity that you can try together!
Balance Equation True or False?
Materials that you will need:
Piece of paper
A pencil
This is another super fun and easy game that parents can try with their children. Parents need to come up with equations that are equal to each other or not equal to each other, such as 5+3= 4+4, this would be a balanced equation. Write a few balanced and non balanced equations on a piece of paper. Go over each problem or set of equations and ask your child, "is this a balanced equation or a non balanced equation"? Ask you child to show their work and students can also explain how they came up with their answer.
Balance Equation True or False? meets these Nebraska State Standards:
MA 1.2 Algebra: Students will communicate algebraic concepts using multiple representations to reason, solve problems, and make connections within mathematics and across disciplines.
MA 1.2.1 Algebraic Relationships: Students will demonstrate, represent, and show relationships with expressions and equations.
MA.1.2.1.a Use the meaning of the equal sign to determine if equations are true and give examples of equations that are true (e.g., 4=4, 6=7-1,etc).
Here is a fun activity that you can try together!
Balance Equation True or False?
Materials that you will need:
Piece of paper
A pencil
This is another super fun and easy game that parents can try with their children. Parents need to come up with equations that are equal to each other or not equal to each other, such as 5+3= 4+4, this would be a balanced equation. Write a few balanced and non balanced equations on a piece of paper. Go over each problem or set of equations and ask your child, "is this a balanced equation or a non balanced equation"? Ask you child to show their work and students can also explain how they came up with their answer.
Balance Equation True or False? meets these Nebraska State Standards:
MA 1.2 Algebra: Students will communicate algebraic concepts using multiple representations to reason, solve problems, and make connections within mathematics and across disciplines.
MA 1.2.1 Algebraic Relationships: Students will demonstrate, represent, and show relationships with expressions and equations.
MA.1.2.1.a Use the meaning of the equal sign to determine if equations are true and give examples of equations that are true (e.g., 4=4, 6=7-1,etc).
Algebra Sources
Algebra Background. {Online image} Retrieved October 26th, 2015 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU87O69sTLM
Balanced Equations Picture. {Online image} Retrieved October 26th, 2015 from http://thefirstgradefairytales.blogspot.com/2013/01/balancing-common-core-freebies.html
Compete with Worms Picture. {Online image} Retrieved October 26th, 2015 from http://appcrawlr.com/ios-apps/best-apps-struggling-with-algebra
GiraffeCards Picture. {Online image} Retrieved October 26th, 2015 from http://www.tekiki.com/itunes-store/apps/free-apps/app/giraffe-cards?itunes-store-id=515772156
Nebraska Mathematics Standards. (2015, September 4). Retrieved October 23, 2015, from http://www.education.ne.gov/Math/Math_Standards/Adopted_2015_Math_Standards/2015_Nebraska_College_and_Career_Standards_for_Mathematics_Vertical.pdf
Algebra Background. {Online image} Retrieved October 26th, 2015 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU87O69sTLM
Balanced Equations Picture. {Online image} Retrieved October 26th, 2015 from http://thefirstgradefairytales.blogspot.com/2013/01/balancing-common-core-freebies.html
Compete with Worms Picture. {Online image} Retrieved October 26th, 2015 from http://appcrawlr.com/ios-apps/best-apps-struggling-with-algebra
GiraffeCards Picture. {Online image} Retrieved October 26th, 2015 from http://www.tekiki.com/itunes-store/apps/free-apps/app/giraffe-cards?itunes-store-id=515772156
Nebraska Mathematics Standards. (2015, September 4). Retrieved October 23, 2015, from http://www.education.ne.gov/Math/Math_Standards/Adopted_2015_Math_Standards/2015_Nebraska_College_and_Career_Standards_for_Mathematics_Vertical.pdf