Simplifying and Factoring Polynomials Unit Algebra 1 Curriculum

Four multi-day lessons make up this Algebra 1 unit on simplifying and factoring polynomials. The unit is completely editable to help you best meet the needs of your students.

Skills covered

The four lessons cover these skills:

• Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
• Multiplying Polynomials
• Factoring Polynomials
• Solving Polynomial Equations

What’s included

• An outlined planning calendar
• Weekly warm up recording sheets
• Weekly exit ticket sheets
• Blank lesson plan template
• Unit vocabulary sheet
• Unit pre-assessment, post assessment and quizzes
• Warm ups
• Exit tickets
• Traditional notes
• Practice assignments (for homework or classwork)
• Binder covers and spine labels
• Student tracking pages for each lesson
• Answer keys
• A complete PDF of the unit
• An editable PPT version of the unit
• Supplemental activities

The 4 supplemental activities are:

• Factoring and Solving Polynomials Stations
• Factoring Polynomials Review Game
• Polynomials BINGO
• Polynomials Review Cube

Good to know

You must have PowerPoint to edit. Questions are editable, but formatting, copyright information and any licensed images are secured to the background and cannot be edited. To print editable versions, save as a PDF first so the secured background prints as well.

Quick facts

• Skill: simplifying and factoring polynomials
• Grades: 8–11
• CCSS: HSA-SSE.A.2, HSA-SSE.B.3, HSA-APR.B.3
• Answer key: included

Bundles and related resources

This unit is part of my Algebra 1 Curriculum, which can be purchased as a whole. The digital notebook version of this unit is sold as the Simplifying and Factoring Polynomials Digital Interactive Notebook for Algebra 1.

Algebra 1 Curriculum units:

• Unit 1 – Rational Numbers Review Unit
• Unit 2 – Simplifying Expressions Review Unit
• Unit 3 – Solving Equations
• Unit 4 – Linear Functions
• Unit 5 – Inequalities
• Unit 6 – Linear Systems
• Unit 7 – Exponential Functions
• Unit 8 – Simplifying and Factoring Polynomials
• Unit 9 – Quadratic Functions and Equations

Free resources

Get my free checklist for identifying why students are struggling and prioritizing intervention without more testing.

Terms of use

By purchasing this product, you own a license for one teacher only for personal use in their own classroom. Licenses are non-transferable and therefore can not be passed from one teacher to another. If the teacher who purchased this license leaves the classroom or changes schools, the license and materials leave with that teacher. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire team, grade level, school or district without purchasing the correct number of licenses. If you are a coach, principal or district interested in transferable licenses that would accommodate yearly staff changes, please contact me for a transferable license quote at lindsay@beyondtheworksheet.com.

© Beyond the Worksheet. Please note – all material included in this resource belongs to Beyond the Worksheet Inc. By purchasing, you have a license to use the material but you do not own the material. You may not upload any portion of this resource to the internet in any format, including school/personal websites or network drives unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students, not other teachers or anyone else on the internet.