Properties+of+Algebra+no+Distributive

=Properties of Algebra (No Distributive Property)=

-Sort of an exploration/discovery activity. I printed these on cardstock and gave each group a set. They had to work on them one card at a time and determine the rule by looking at the examples. I also had them come up with an additional example for the rule. Then, I had the class come back together and we took notes on a foldable using the results of their exploration.

Sorting activity- I like to use this as guided practice with students working in groups of 3-4 students.

Examples to use either with "Four Corners" activity or "Hot Seat". Hot Seat is where you have groups of students stand in a line. The last student in each line gets a small stack of cards that have the names of the properties on them. You put an example of a property up, and everyone decides independently what property that is showing. The last person in line picks the card they think matches and passes it up the line. If the next person agrees, they continue to pass it up until it gets to the front. I like to have someone in the front explain why they chose that property, and then send the front person to the back for the next round.

Cards used for the Hot Seat game described above