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Translating verbal phrases into algebraic expressions: key words for each operation, order in subtraction and division, and 'the sum of' phrases.

This unit is written for Algebra 1. Buy the whole unit bundle for $20.00, or just the piece you need: cut & paste, error analysis, escape room, guided notes, matching, maze and test prep. Every page comes as a print-ready PDF plus an editable Word file, with a full answer key.

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Translating Verbal Phrases

Everything below in one download: cut & paste, error analysis, escape room, guided notes, matching, maze, test prep.

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Cut & Paste

Translating Verbal Phrases: Cut & Paste

Students cut, sort and glue. Wrong placements are visible from across the room.

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Error Analysis

Translating Verbal Phrases: Error Analysis

Worked problems with one real student mistake. Students find it, explain it and fix it.

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Escape Room

Translating Verbal Phrases: Escape Room

Three paper levels and a decoder. No locks or props to buy, and a wrong answer will not decode.

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Guided Notes

Translating Verbal Phrases: Guided Notes

Worked examples one step per line, with PowerPoint and SMART Notebook slides, blank and completed.

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Matching

Translating Verbal Phrases: Matching

Cards that only pair one way, so a wrong match shows itself. Good for partners and stations.

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Maze

Translating Verbal Phrases: Maze

Self-checking: students follow their answer to the next square, and a wrong answer leads nowhere.

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Test Prep

Translating Verbal Phrases: Test Prep

Mixed multiple choice and written questions in state-test wording, answer key with the work shown.

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