Students are learning how to write algebraic expressions from word phrases. On Monday, we took down some key words that “tip” us off as to what operation we should be writing. These key words/phrases are in a chart in your student’s notebook.

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We spent Tuesday reviewing these key words/phrases and began writing algebraic expressions according to some scenarios we were given. Homework tonight consists of the same skill!  (And by the way, students were given some time in class to begin their homework!)

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