Print and Digital Algebra Activities

Here you'll find engaging printable and interactive digital algebra activities that students enjoy and that are easy to prep. Each activity was made to be fun for students as they learn, discuss, and practice algebra all year. 

The digital versions were built to be interactive in Google Slides or Forms, and are included with their printable versions. This way, you can choose to assign on paper or online, depending on the day. There are also extra supports linked below, like a word wall and algebra cheat sheets, to help all students succeed.

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Algebra word wall

Above are a few references on an algebra word wall for the Quadratic Formula, systems of linear inequalities, and parts of an equation. The vocabulary and concept references can be displayed all at once, or swapped out throughout the year. 

The algebra word wall comes with an interactive digital version in Google Slides that can be sent to students to view on their devices. Or, you can pull up the digital version during lessons. The whiteboards on each slide are editable in the teacher version so that you can add notes, links, or extra images. Changing /edit to /present at the end of the Google share link will force the word wall to open in its interactive presentation mode on student computers.

Linear equations reference sheet

This algebra cheat sheet helps students graph linear equations. It can be slipped into student notebooks or enlarged into a classroom poster. There are more free algebra and algebra 2 reference sheets here. 

If you cover domain and range in interval notation, I recently made this domain and range finder tool.

Domain and range finder tool

The tool guides students where to look when analyzing graphs for domain and range. A third tool for finding increasing/decreasing intervals was also added.

Increasing and decreasing intervals tool

I recently added in a 3rd tool for finding increasing and decreasing intervals. Students watch the graph move up and down the ruler on the side to find the increasing and decreasing intervals.

Combining like terms blueprint activity

This was one of my favorite activities when I taught algebra 1 and 8th grade algebra. Students combine like terms to find wall lengths on a blueprint. There’s a digital version in Google Forms included, too.

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.

Quadratic graphs error analysis

This key features of quadratic graphs error analysis activity only comes printable, but I wanted to include it here because of how impactful these "2 truths and a lie" activities are. Students are presented with 3 statements, then have to sort out which statement isn't true (the lie) and fix the error on their answer sheet.

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 sorting activity

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

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

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. You can find all of my algebra escape rooms here.

Linear equations digital math escape room

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.

To update this graphing exponential functions activity, I made the Google Slides version a drag-and-drop matching activity. 

Graphing exponential functions

The paper version asks students to hand draw their graphs and fill in the parent and shifted tables.

This slope interactive flip book also comes with one for y = mx + b and one for linear equations in point-slope form. They're easy to assemble from one sheet of paper with scissors and a stapler.

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

Graphing linear inequalities match

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

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.

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

Interpreting function graphs digital version

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.

If you want to teach polynomial multiplication, factoring trinomials, and solving equations with algebra tiles, there are a few algebra tiles blog posts here with links to video tutorials.

Systems of inequalities escape room

Every algebra escape room comes as a printable escape room, and as a self-checking digital escape room. Here is one of the self-checking puzzles from a systems of linear inequalities escape room.

Systems of inequalities escape room

And its printable version with student answer sheet.

Algebra word wall

This algebra word wall also got a digital update. I had hand-colored the references you see in the photos, but it also comes in a full color version, along with interactive digital in Google Slides.

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