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Algebra 1 That Sticks

Scaffold deep understanding from day one — with ready-made lessons, visuals, and structured practice that helps students build skills they’ll actually retain.

📘 Algebra 1 Units

🔢 Unit 1: Number

Review operations, properties, and numeric reasoning — the foundation for algebraic thinking.

Operations • Order of Operations • Integer Rules

🔣 Unit 2: Variables

Introduce expressions, combining like terms, and using variables in meaningful ways.

Variables • Expressions • Simplifying

🟰 Unit 3: Equations

Solve single-variable equations and develop strategies to show and justify steps.

Solving • Justification • One-Step to Multi-Step

🔺 Unit 4: Inequalities

Build on equation solving to solve, graph, and interpret inequalities.

Graphing • Real-World Scenarios • Critical Thinking

📈 Unit 5: Linear Equations

Graph, interpret, and write linear equations from tables, graphs, and situations.

Slope • Intercepts • Forms of Equations

🔗 Unit 6: Systems of Equations

Solve and interpret systems using graphing, substitution, and elimination.

Solutions • Graphical Meaning • Contextual Problems

🔄 Unit 7: Functions

Understand input-output relationships and function notation across multiple representations.

Relations • Tables • Graphs • Notation

🧮 Unit 8: Polynomials

Add, subtract, and multiply polynomials, recognizing structure and patterns.

Combining Like Terms • Distributive Property • FOIL

🟣 Unit 9: Quadratics

Explore factoring, solving, and graphing quadratic equations and applications.

Factoring • Parabolas • Vertex Form • Real Solutions