Learning topic
Algebra Readiness
Explain pattern, rule, term, sequence, variable, expression, equation and inverse.
Guides in this topic
- Algebra misconceptions 1 guide Fix errors such as changing only one side of an equation or misreading equals.
- Algebra vocabulary 1 guide Explain pattern, rule, term, sequence, variable, expression, equation and inverse.
- Balance scale equations 1 guide Use balance models to solve unknown values.
- Coordinate patterns 1 guide Plot ordered pairs and spot relationships.
- Expressions for children 1 guide Write mathematical phrases such as n + 5 or 3 × n.
- Finding the rule 1 guide Work out what changes from one term to the next.
- Function machines 1 guide Put numbers through a rule and predict outputs.
- Growing patterns 1 guide Understand patterns that increase by a rule each step.
- Input output tables 1 guide Organise function machine results in tables.
- Inverse operations 1 guide Undo addition with subtraction and multiplication with division.
- Missing number equations 1 guide Solve equations with boxes or blanks.
- Number sequences 1 guide Continue sequences by adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing.
- One-step equations 1 guide Solve simple equations using inverse operations.
- Patterns for children 1 guide Spot, describe and continue visual and number patterns.
- Repeating patterns 1 guide Create and continue AB, ABB, ABC and more complex repeats.
- Sequences and times tables 1 guide Connect multiplication facts to arithmetic sequences.
- Square number patterns 1 guide Use arrays to show 1, 4, 9, 16 and beyond.
- The equals sign as balance 1 guide Understand equals as 'the same value as', not 'the answer comes next'.
- Triangular number patterns 1 guide Build triangle dot patterns and count totals.
- Two-step equations for curious learners 1 guide Extend to equations with two operations using balance reasoning.
- Variables for children 1 guide Introduce letters or symbols as numbers that can change or be unknown.
