Simplifying Basic Expressions

Tutorial Videos

Corbett Maths Algebraic Notation

Activities & Resources

• Go Teach Maths treasure trove of activities & ppts
  • Definitions
  • Notation

• Maths 4 Everyone
  • Algebraic Shorthand Loop Set 1
  • Algebraic Shorthand Loop Set 2

Worksheets

• Access Maths Worksheet
• Corbettmaths
  • Notation Practice Questions & Solutions
  • Notation Worksheet & Solutions
• Maths 4 Everyone The 5 Words into Expressions worksheets are mainly forming equations, but may also be relevant.
  • Algebraic Shorthand (First Steps)
  • Algebraic Shorthand (Strengthen)
  • Words into Expressions (First Steps)
  • Words into Expressions (Strengthen)
  • Words into Longer Expressions (First Steps)
  • Words into Longer Expressions (Strengthen)
  • Words into Longer Expressions (Extend)

Dr Frost Video

Extra Questions

• Dr Frost Questions

Key Skills

No Key Skills Yet

Tutorial Videos

Courtesy of Maths Genie. Up to 3:21

Hegartymaths

Corbettmaths Multiplying Algebraic Terms

Activities & Resources

• Bossmaths Lesson (Includes some comparisons between addition and multiplication)
• Go Teach Maths treasure trove of activities & ppts
• Access Maths Fill in the Multiplication Grid

Worksheets

• Access Maths Worksheet
• Corbettmaths
  • Multiplying Terms Practice Questions & Solutions
  • Multiplying Terms Worksheet & Solutions
• Maths 4 Everyone
  • Positive Terms (First Steps)
  • Positive Terms (Strengthen)
  • Positive Terms (Extend)
• Resourceaholic Algebra exercises from the 1950s

Dr Frost Video

Whole Topic Video

K148: Multiply Algebraic Terms.

K149: Multiply Algebraic Terms With Powers.

Dr Frost Slides & Activities

Dr Frost Slides (1-4 & 10)

Topic Tests

• Standard Test
• Advanced Test

Extra Questions

• Dr Frost Questions 1 (very big)
• Dr Frost Questions 2 (second half of above task only)

Key Skills

Note all numbers are subject to change and will be updated once all key skills have been finished by Dr Frost

• 148 Multiply Algebraic Terms.
• 149 Multiply Algebraic Terms With Powers.
• Combination of All

Formulae and Simplifying Expressions Key Skills Section (for selecting more than one)

Tutorial Videos

Corbettmaths Collecting Like Terms

Courtesy of Maths Genie. From 3:21

Cognito

Hegartymaths

Online Platforms (with Videos & Exercises)

• Maths Made Easy
• Maths with Mum (basics)

Activities & Resources

• Bossmaths lesson (Move on to Indices after a few slides)
• Go Teach Maths treasure trove of activities & ppts
• interactive-maths.com
  • Random Question generator (One at a time)
  • 10 Quick Questions
  • Bingo

• Teachingmaths_ collection of worksheets and matching activities (TES Account Required)
• Don Steward Pyramids (Median)
• variationtheory.com lesson
• Access Maths Magic Square collecting like terms

Worksheets

• Dr Austin Maths
  • Collecting Like Terms Practice Strips (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)
  • Collecting Like Terms Odd One Out (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)
• Corbett Maths
  • Collecting Like Terms Practice Questions & Solutions – some, but minimal indices
  • Collecting Like Terms Worksheet (Part 1 Only) & Solutions
• interactive-maths.com generate you own worksheet (bottom of page)
• Maths Genie Worksheet (some, but minimal indices)
• Maths 4 Everyone
  • Single Variable (First Steps)
  • Single Variable (Strengthen)
  • Multiple Variables (First Steps)
  • Multiple Variables (Strengthen)
  • Single Variable Collecting Like Terms Codebreaker Stage 2
  • Single Variable Collecting Like Terms Codebreaker Stage 3
• Resourceaholic Algebra exercises from the 1950s

Dr Frost Video

Whole Topic Video (Up to 6:03)

K141: Add and Subtract Algebraic Terms Containing the Same Variable.

K142: Collect Like Terms Which are Positive and Without Powers.

K143: Collect Like Terms Without Powers.

Dr Frost Slides & Activities

Dr Frost Slides (Slide 6, Addition Pyramid also a nice activity)

Topic Tests

• Standard Test

Extra Questions

• Dr Frost Questions

Key Skills

Note all numbers are subject to change and will be updated once all key skills have been finished by Dr Frost

• 141 Add and Subtract Algebraic Terms Containing the Same Variable.
• 142 Collect Like Terms Which are Positive and Without Powers.
• 143 Collect Like Terms Without Powers.
• Combination of All

Formulae and Simplifying Expressions Key Skills Section (for selecting more than one)

Worksheets

• variationtheory.com Worksheet

Tutorial Videos

Khan Academy

Hegartymaths

Online Platforms (with Videos & Exercises)

• Maths Made Easy

Activities

• Go Teach Maths
  • Snap (3 Levels) ppt, Small PDF or Standard PDF
• @sgiekAHS Like Terms Search

Worksheets

• Dr Austin Maths
  • Collecting Like Terms Practice Strips (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)
  • Collecting Like Terms Odd One Out (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)
• Corbettmaths
  • Collecting Like Terms Practice Questions & Solutions – Minimal Indices
  • Collecting Like Terms Worksheet & Solutions
• Maths 4 Everyone
  • Combined Variables (First Steps)
  • Combined Variables (Strengthen)

Dr Frost Video

Whole Topic Video (From 6:03)

K144: Collect Like Terms With Powers.

Dr Frost Slides & Activities

• Dr Frost Slides (7-8, 7 good in particular for equivalence, Addition Pyramid also a nice activity)

Topic Test

• Advanced Test

Extra Questions

• Dr Frost Questions

Key Skills

Note all numbers are subject to change and will be updated once all key skills have been finished by Dr Frost

• 144 Collect Like Terms With Powers.

Formulae and Simplifying Expressions Key Skills Section (for selecting more than one)

Further Practice

• Practise Questions

Worksheets

• variationtheory.com Worksheet

Tutorial Videos

Corbett Maths Multiplying Terms

Online Platforms (with Videos & Exercises)

Activities & Resources

• Go Teach Maths
  • Notation Penalty Shootout
  • Multiplying and Adding Snap 3 Level Standard PDF or Small PDF
• mrsmorgan1 True or False (TES Account Required)
• Pixi Maths
  • Simplifying and Substituting ppt
  • Simplifying Pair Activity

Worksheets

• Dr Austin Maths
  • Simplifying Expressions by Multiplying Fill in the Blanks (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)
  • Algebraic Multiplication and Division Fill in the Blanks (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)
• Corbettmaths
  • Multiplying Terms Practice Questions & Solutions
  • Multiplying Terms Worksheet & Solutions
• WW Mixed Addition & Multiplication Worksheet Word Doc or PDF

Extra Questions

• Dr Frost Questions

Key Skills

No Key Skills Yet

Worksheets

• Dr Austin Maths
  • Simplifying Expressions Decode the Joke (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)
  • Simplifying Expressions Practice Grid (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)
• Maths 4 Everyone
  • Algebraic Expressions KS2 SATS Questions and Solutions