Print and Digital Algebra Activities

Here you'll find PDF printable and interactive digital algebra activities built in Google Slides and Forms. Some started as printable, while others started as digital, and all now come in both forms in the same file. This way, you can choose to assign on paper or online depending on the needs of your students. 

Algebra word wall

Above are a few references on an algebra word wall for the Quadratic Formula, systems of equations, parts of an equation, domain, range, increasing, decreasing, and second difference. 

This is the interactive digital version of the algebra word wall. It's clickable in Google Slides.

There are a bunch of free math cheat sheets on my blog here that support students as they learn algebra and algebra 2. The number of reference sheets included there has grown over the years, and some now have videos in their posts. The algebra cheat sheet above is to help students graph linear equations.

If you cover domain and range in interval notation, I recently made this domain and range finder tool that guides students where to look when analyzing graphs for domain and range. 

Solving equations mix-match - digital version

Here is the digital version of a solving equations mix-match where students mix and match two sides of equations, then solve. In the digital version, students drag and drop the expression pieces to build their equations.

Solving equations mix-match - printable version

Above is the printable version of the same solving equations mix-match activity. Students cut out their slips, then build 25 equations to solve. 

This 2-step equations digital math escape room started as digital-only and now also comes as a printable PDF activity. The digital version is a self-checking Google Form.

Linear inequalities digital math escape room

This linear inequalities digital math escape room is also self-checking in Google Forms, eliminating your need to grade. There are 5 puzzles set with answer-validation so that students can't move to the next puzzle until they type the correct 4-letter code. 

Linear inequalities escape room (printable version)

Every algebra escape room also has a printable PDF version for days you'd like students to work off devices.

Linear equations puzzle - digital version

This linear equations puzzle is digital in Google Slides. Students build 6 puzzles by matching their equations to their graphs. The equations are in point-slope, slope-intercept and standard forms. There are 3 puzzles on a slide so that students do not have to copy and paste from one slide to another. 

Linear equations puzzle - printable version

Above is the printable version of the linear equations puzzle. Each digital version calls for a unique format and it's been a fun challenge figuring out the best way to add the new versions.

Domain and range sort - digital version

This domain and range sorting activity spans 5 slides in its digital form so that it's chunked into manageable pieces. This format makes the activity more accessible for students working independently on the computer so that they do not have to switch between slides.

Domain and range sort - printable version

Both the paper and digital versions are in the same file so that you can choose which to give to your students and you always have access to both forms.

Quadratic word problems task cards - printable version

These quadratic word problems task cards were always a hit in my class. By the time we got though the activity, students had a solid understanding of when a word problem was asking for a zero or a vertex coordinate. Above is the printable version.

Quadratic word problems task cards - digital version

And the digital version of the quadratic word problems task cards are in Google Forms.

Linear equations digital math escape room

Above is the digital version of a linear equations digital math escape room. It's a self-checking Google Form where students enter a 4-letter code to move to the next puzzle.

Linear equations digital math escape room

In this video preview, the first puzzle's code was entered correctly, but the second code wasn't. Students can keep trying until they get the right code by answering all questions correctly.

Linear equations digital math escape room - print version

The printable version of the escape room comes with an answer sheet where students enter their 4-letter codes. After recording a code, students check the "next step" box to find out which puzzle they should visit next. Students can start at any of the 5 puzzles.

Graphing exponential functions - digital version

To update this graphing exponential functions activity, I made the Google Slides version a drag-and-drop matching activity. The paper version asks students to hand draw their graphs and fill in the parent and shifted tables.

Graphing exponential functions - printable version

Here is the digital version of a graphing linear inequalities matching activity:

Graphing linear inequalities match - digital version

And a closeup of part of its printable version. Students match linear inequalities written in both standard and slope-intercept form to their graphs.

Graphing linear inequalities match - print version

I've made a bunch of math temples over the years to make preparing warm-ups painless. Here is an algebra warm-up template set up for linear equations that also comes digital in Google Slides:

algebra 1 warm-up template

Students match function graphs with stories in this interpreting function graphs matching activity:

Interpreting function graphs task cards

The digital version is drag-and-drop in Google Slides. There are 4 graphs and 5 stories on each slide so that students can't use process of elimination. You can delete the distractor story from each slide before sharing with students to decrease the difficulty of the activity:

Interpreting function graphs digital version

If you are interested in using algebra tiles to teach polynomial multiplication, factoring trinomials, solving equations and more, there are a few algebra tiles blog posts here with links to videos and free digital algebra tiles in Google Slides.

This algebra 1 word wall also got a digital update. Here is a portion of its printable version:

Algebra word wall

This growing Algebra Activities Bundle includes all of the algebra activities in this post along with 200+ more:

Algebra Activities Growing Bundle

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