So far you have learned some really good skills that contribute to your developing understanding of algebra. Most of you are able to do the first four or five activities:

• Recognizing and continuing number patterns – using positive and negative integers, fractions and decimals.
• Identifying and combining like terms.
• Substitution – replacing a number for a letter in an equation.
• Finding the missing number in a simple equation.
• Backtracking to solve two-step and three-step equations.

Here are some digital resources that I would like you to use to practise these skills:

• Shape times shape – identify what number each shape represents.
• Maths is Fun – Introduction to Algebra
• BBC Bitesize – using formulae
• Algebra balance scales
• Algebra balance scales with negatives
• MathsNet – Equation buster