The lesson I chose to download was on expressions and equations in the 7th grade for students wanting to solidify their skills. This resource gives you eight skill areas to focus on including but not limited to equations, formulas, integers, distributive property and graphing inequalities. I specifically chose this because I teach the accelerated course 2 and can always use resources for students to practice and perfect their math background knowledge. There are several ways it can help the 7th grade team. There are practice performance tasks that include real-life problems that will engage the students and help with writing in mathematics. Finding activities like this in the current curriculum is not always easy, so this would be very much appreciated. They also offer different activities for writing and identifying Equivalent Expressions such as Popcorn Sale that teachers can offer to strengthen skills while enjoying the practice. Having this all available through the digital library, and accessed on the iPads like they are required to test on, is so valuable. It will help the 7th grade team work together through a viable source of resources that everyone can be successful at.
