Factoring Polynomials

Guided Notes and Homework

Here is a Quick Link to all files.

Introduction to Quadratics

Guided Notes

Quadratics Interactive Notebook Pages

Types of Quadratics

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Polynomials Interactive Notebook Pages

Polynomials Interactive Notebook Pages

On this page, you will find the following:

• Frayer Model - Definition of Polynomials
• Naming Polynomials by Degree and Number of Terms
• Adding & Subtracting Polynomials
• Factoring Polynomials
• Multiplying Binomials Using a Table
• Multiplying Binomials (F.O.I.L.)
• Factoring x²+bx+c
• Factoring ax²+bx+c
• Factoring Special Cases - Perfect Square Trinomials and Difference of Perfect Squares
• Factoring by Grouping

 Frayer Model and Classification 

These graphic organizers can be found at Math Equals Love

Adding and Subtracting Polynomials 

This graphic organizer can be found at Better Lessons

Factoring Polynomials

Factoring Polynomials graphic organizer file.

Multiplying Binomials

This was a free download I found at The Enlightened Elephant

F.O.I.L Method

FOIL Method graphic organizer file.

Factoring x² + bx + c

Factoring x squared + bx + c graphic organizer file.

Factoring ax² + bx + c

Factoring ax squared + bx + c graphic organizer file.

Factoring Special Cases

Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials graphic organizer file.  I found the Difference of Perfect Squares on the Math Equals Love site.

 Factoring by Grouping

Factoring by Grouping graphic organizer file.

Here is a Quick Link to all the files I have created on this page.

Multiplying Binomials

Multiplying Binomials Guided Notes

Adding & Subtracting Polynomials

Guided Notes and Homework

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Rules of Exponents Interactive Notebook Pages

This is the first year Algebra 1 students are participating in the PARCC assessment.  Due to this and the way our textbook pacing guide is setup, we were told to skip this chapter in our books and move on to the next chapter to help better prepare our students for the PARCC assessment.  In order to allow my students to better understand Polynomials and operations with polynomials, I decided to create the notebook pages below to give them some practice and understanding as to what the Rules of Exponents are and how they can help them solve polynomial problems and factoring.

Zero & Negative Exponents

I am not sure if I really like this one or not.  My plans are to change it for next year, but I am not sure how I am going to change it yet.

Multiplying Like Bases

Dividing Like Bases

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Solving Systems Interactive Notebook Pages

Here are the notebook pages that I used for Systems of Equations.  I found all of these pages at Mrs. Hester's Classroom

Solving Systems Using Elimination

Guided Notes and Homework

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Solving Systems by Substitution

Guided Notes and Homework

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Solving Equations by Graphing

Guided Notes and Homework

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About this page

I have been teaching Algebra 1 in an Urban district for the last 11 years.  As the years have progressed, so have the students I teach.  I am always looking for new and fresh ideas to keep my students engaged.  I have borrowed, modified and looked for ideas on various other sites, so I thought it is now my turn to share.  I am not much of a blogger as far as writing about what I do, but I am a sharer of my resources.  So this blog will mainly be a resource page with a few posts here and there. 

The guided notes and homework assignments I have posted are aligned to the Pearson Algebra 1 Textbook most recent edition.  All lesson materials are aligned to the Common Core and have the strands notated on the notes pages.

I hope that you enjoy and can use the materials I post.  All that I ask is that if you take anything from my site to use, that you link back to my site.  I have worked hard on putting the materials together that I am sharing and it would be appreciated if you respect the time and hard work that I have put in and not put your name to it.

My only other disclaimer is that I will try my best to give credit to everyone that I have borrowed materials from.  If you feel I have posted something that you have created and I have not given you credit, please let me know and I will make sure to make any necessary changes.

If you find any errors in anything that I have posted, please let me know and I will make corrections and repost.