Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: The First Twelve Days of School
Students learn to organize data, look for patterns, and solve problems. They will count the number of "coins" in a variation of The Twelve Days of Christmas song. They will also generalize the patterns through symbolic expressions.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Algebra Representation
Students will get help translating sentences into algebraic expressions. A practice page is included, and the teacher resource page includes guidelines for a Bingo game.
Help Algebra
Help algebra.com: Translating Expressions
This resource discusses translating verbal expressions to variable expressions. It explains how to look for key words, then gives an example of the process in great detail.
Help Algebra
Help algebra.com: Words for Operations
The table presented includes common words and phrases used in mathematics along with their algebraic form. This table is helpful for translating word problems into equations.
Doina Popovici
Math Play: Algebraic Expressions Millionaire
Fill in the correct mathematical expression in the word expression in this interactive game.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: The Pi Are Square
Use the formula given for the area of a circle and a square to solve this challenge. This one page website has the solution available for you.
Other
Teachers Choice: Simplifying Expressions
Learn about simplifying algebraic expressions at this complete "how to" website. Detailed descriptions with examples and a downloadable file that let's you practice your skills.