Systems of Equations: "Choose Your Own Journey" book
Systems of Linear Equations: Practice / Review:
Now with online Google Slides version included!
These books will help your students to practice solving systems of equations. Within the story are situations in which the reader must write a linear system correctly, determine the most efficient method to solve it, and explain the meaning of the solution. All work is done within the book. There are three different situations with options for solving and interpreting the solutions. One of the situations requires students to go back and check using another method as well.
Students make choices and head to the page that they are directed to. Students will have different results depending on their choice as the story continues. Your class will enjoy this format and get in a few great opportunities to practice the main ideas and concepts as well as the processes for each method of solving a system of linear equations.
This is a great activity for a quiet work day or substitute day. All work is done independently. When a student chooses a method that is not the most efficient way to solve a particular problem, the book explains why their choice was not the best and directs them how to continue. When they choose an incorrect equation, they are corrected. Since the book is partially self-correcting, the teacher correcting and grading is very minimal.
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Reviews from Other Teachers:
- Super fun activity! My kids thought this was so cool, and really enjoyed getting practice while having fun.
- A fantastic resource! My students were so engaged in the story, and there are a variety of problems to practice solving systems of equations. We loved it!
- My students have loved this activity for independent and cooperative practice. I laminated and put them on a binder ring for use over multiple years.
- We used this as extra practice for my 8th grader. He really liked choosing which way he wanted to use to solve the problem. I liked that he was able to practice various methods.
- I knew I was going to have a sub for two days. This was a perfect lesson to leave. It took a bit to prep and print, but it was a self contained activity.
- This activity was great for my accelerated algebra 2 class to complete during standardized testing. It kept them engaged and sparked great conversation.
- We used this as a review before our test. A fun way to practice solving problems without a worksheet full of problems.
- I used this resource as review of a concept that we had practiced a few months back. The students enjoyed the style of the review and the story.
- My student was very engaged completing this activity! I liked all the twists and turns when students were completing as they had to read and evaluate as well.
- Loved this! It was a fantastic review for the students and formative assessment for me. I could tell which concepts individuals were struggling with, and students could self-assess for themselves in preparation for our end of unit test. Thanks for such a fun and empowering math resource! I hope you make more like this for other math topics!