Pre-Algebra Syllabus and Weekly Schedule
Below you will find the weekly activity schedule for this class. Click on the link to go to an online resource (Khan Academy or Virtual Nerd) that mirrors what was taught in class on that day. These are particularly helpful if you have been absent or are struggling with homework.
Monday, 5/16:
Tuesday, 5/17: BASEBALL IN EDUCATION FIELD TRIP
Wednesday, 5/18:
Thursday, 5/19:
Friday, 5/20:
Tuesday, 5/17: BASEBALL IN EDUCATION FIELD TRIP
Wednesday, 5/18:
Thursday, 5/19:
Friday, 5/20:
Monday, 5/9: Probability of Independent and Dependent Events
Tuesday, 5/10: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills CC.5, CC.6, and CC.7
Wednesday, 5/11: Compound Probability Activity
Thursday, 5/12: Compound Probability Activity
Friday, 5/13: PROBABILITY TEST
Tuesday, 5/10: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills CC.5, CC.6, and CC.7
Wednesday, 5/11: Compound Probability Activity
Thursday, 5/12: Compound Probability Activity
Friday, 5/13: PROBABILITY TEST
Monday, 5/2: Simple Probability
Tuesday, 5/3: Experimental Probability
Wednesday, 5/4: 8th Grade IXL Skills CC.3 and CC.4
Thursday, 5/5: Independent and Dependent Events
Friday, 5/6: Compound Probability; 8th grade IXL Skills CC.5, and CC.6
Tuesday, 5/3: Experimental Probability
Wednesday, 5/4: 8th Grade IXL Skills CC.3 and CC.4
Thursday, 5/5: Independent and Dependent Events
Friday, 5/6: Compound Probability; 8th grade IXL Skills CC.5, and CC.6
Monday, 4/25: Parallel and Perpendicular Slopes
Tuesday, 4/26: Writing Equations Review
Wednesday, 4/27: WRITING EQUATIONS TEST
Thursday, 4/28: 8th Grade IXL Skills X.10 and X.12
Friday, 4/29: 8th Grade IXL Skills CC.1 and CC.2
Tuesday, 4/26: Writing Equations Review
Wednesday, 4/27: WRITING EQUATIONS TEST
Thursday, 4/28: 8th Grade IXL Skills X.10 and X.12
Friday, 4/29: 8th Grade IXL Skills CC.1 and CC.2
Monday, 4/18: Writing Equations: 8th grade IXL Skills W.7, W.8, and W.9
Tuesday, 4/19: Writing Equations: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Wednesday, 4/20: ISTEP Practice Test
Thursday, 4/21: Writing Equations: Review
Friday, 4/22: GRAPHING LINEAR EQUATIONS TEST; 8th Grade IXL Skills W.10, X.9, X.10, and X.12
Tuesday, 4/19: Writing Equations: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Wednesday, 4/20: ISTEP Practice Test
Thursday, 4/21: Writing Equations: Review
Friday, 4/22: GRAPHING LINEAR EQUATIONS TEST; 8th Grade IXL Skills W.10, X.9, X.10, and X.12
Monday, 4/11: Slope-Intercept Form
Tuesday, 4/12: IXL Practice 8th grade skills W.4, W.5, and W.6
Wednesday, 4/13: Slope Task Card Activity
Thursday, 4/14: IXL Practice 8th Grade Skills I.4, I.5, and I.7
Friday, 4/15: WRITING EQUATIONS QUIZ: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills I.8, W.7, W.8, and W.9
Tuesday, 4/12: IXL Practice 8th grade skills W.4, W.5, and W.6
Wednesday, 4/13: Slope Task Card Activity
Thursday, 4/14: IXL Practice 8th Grade Skills I.4, I.5, and I.7
Friday, 4/15: WRITING EQUATIONS QUIZ: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills I.8, W.7, W.8, and W.9
Monday, 4/4: Rates of Change (IXL Skills X.4, X.5, I.1, and I.3)
Tuesday, 4/5: Slope Review
Wednesday, 4/6: Proportional Relationships (IXL Skills I.2 and I.6)
Thursday, 4/7: Writing Equations from a Graph
Friday, 4/8: SLOPE QUIZ #2; IXL Skills W.4, W.5, and W.6
Tuesday, 4/5: Slope Review
Wednesday, 4/6: Proportional Relationships (IXL Skills I.2 and I.6)
Thursday, 4/7: Writing Equations from a Graph
Friday, 4/8: SLOPE QUIZ #2; IXL Skills W.4, W.5, and W.6
Monday, 3/14: Slope from a line
Tuesday, 3/15: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills W.1 and W.2
Wednesday, 3/16: Slope from two points
Thursday, 3/17: Slope from an equation
Friday, 3/18: SLOPE QUIZ
Tuesday, 3/15: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills W.1 and W.2
Wednesday, 3/16: Slope from two points
Thursday, 3/17: Slope from an equation
Friday, 3/18: SLOPE QUIZ
Monday, 3/7: IXL Practice; 8th grade skills O.1, O.2, and O.3
Tuesday, 3/8: Pythagorean Theorem
Wednesday, 3/9: Square Roots and Pythagorean Theorem Review
Thursday, 3/10: SQUARE ROOT AND PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM QUIZ
Friday, 3/11: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills F.18, O.4 and O.5
Tuesday, 3/8: Pythagorean Theorem
Wednesday, 3/9: Square Roots and Pythagorean Theorem Review
Thursday, 3/10: SQUARE ROOT AND PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM QUIZ
Friday, 3/11: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills F.18, O.4 and O.5
Monday, 2/29: ISTEP Review Day (Equations)
Tuesday, 3/1: Rational and Irrational Numbers
Wednesday, 3/2: Pythagorean Theorem
Thursday, 3/3: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills D.1, F.16, and F.17
Friday, 3/4: Pythagorean Theorem
Tuesday, 3/1: Rational and Irrational Numbers
Wednesday, 3/2: Pythagorean Theorem
Thursday, 3/3: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills D.1, F.16, and F.17
Friday, 3/4: Pythagorean Theorem
Monday, 2/22: Percent Review
Tuesday, 2/23: PERCENT TEST
Wednesday, 2/24: ISTEP Review Day (Equations and Inequalities)
Thursday, 2/25: ISTEP Review Day (Computation)
Friday, 2/26: ISTEP Review Day (Equations and Inequalities)
Tuesday, 2/23: PERCENT TEST
Wednesday, 2/24: ISTEP Review Day (Equations and Inequalities)
Thursday, 2/25: ISTEP Review Day (Computation)
Friday, 2/26: ISTEP Review Day (Equations and Inequalities)
Monday, 2/15: NO SCHOOL - PRESIDENT'S DAY
Tuesday, 2/16: Simple Interest
Wednesday, 2/17: IXL Practice: 8th Grade Skills K.8, J.5, and J.6
Thursday, 2/18: Review Percents
Friday, 2/19: PERCENT TEST; 8th grade IXL Skills J.7 and J.8
Tuesday, 2/16: Simple Interest
Wednesday, 2/17: IXL Practice: 8th Grade Skills K.8, J.5, and J.6
Thursday, 2/18: Review Percents
Friday, 2/19: PERCENT TEST; 8th grade IXL Skills J.7 and J.8
Monday, 2/8: IXL Practice: 8th Grade Skills K.9 and K.10
Tuesday, 2/9: Markup/Discount Problem Review
Wednesday, 2/10: Simple Interest
Thursday, 2/11: ACUITY TEST C
Friday, 2/12: NO SCHOOL - SNOW MAKE-UP DAY
Tuesday, 2/9: Markup/Discount Problem Review
Wednesday, 2/10: Simple Interest
Thursday, 2/11: ACUITY TEST C
Friday, 2/12: NO SCHOOL - SNOW MAKE-UP DAY
Monday, 2/1: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills J.9, L.3, and L.4
Tuesday, 2/2: Percent Word Problems
Wednesday, 2/3: Percent Word Problems
Thursday, 2/4: IXL Practice: 8th grade Skills K.7
Friday, 2/5: PERCENT CHANGE QUIZ; 8th grade IXL skills K.5 and K.6
Tuesday, 2/2: Percent Word Problems
Wednesday, 2/3: Percent Word Problems
Thursday, 2/4: IXL Practice: 8th grade Skills K.7
Friday, 2/5: PERCENT CHANGE QUIZ; 8th grade IXL skills K.5 and K.6
Monday, 1/25: Proportion Review
Tuesday, 1/26: PROPORTION TEST
Wednesday, 1/27: Percents, Fractions, and Decimals Review
Thursday, 1/28: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills J.3, J.4 and L.2
Friday, 1/29: Percent Change; 8th grade IXL skills J.10 and J.11
Tuesday, 1/26: PROPORTION TEST
Wednesday, 1/27: Percents, Fractions, and Decimals Review
Thursday, 1/28: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills J.3, J.4 and L.2
Friday, 1/29: Percent Change; 8th grade IXL skills J.10 and J.11
Monday, 1/18: NO SCHOOL - MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
Tuesday, 1/19: 8th Grade IXL Skills L.1 and R.5
Wednesday, 1/20: Proportions and Scale Factors
Thursday, 1/21: Proportions and Scale Factors
Friday, 1/22: PROPORTIONS QUIZ #2; 8th Grade IXL skills H.11, K.3, and K.4
Tuesday, 1/19: 8th Grade IXL Skills L.1 and R.5
Wednesday, 1/20: Proportions and Scale Factors
Thursday, 1/21: Proportions and Scale Factors
Friday, 1/22: PROPORTIONS QUIZ #2; 8th Grade IXL skills H.11, K.3, and K.4
Monday, 1/11: Writing Proportions
Tuesday, 1/12: Solving Proportions
Wednesday, 1/13: 8th Grade IXL Skills H.7, H.8, BB.4
Thursday, 1/14: Proportion Word Problems
Friday, 1/15: PROPORTIONS QUIZ; 8th Grade IXL skills H.9, H.10, and K.2
Tuesday, 1/12: Solving Proportions
Wednesday, 1/13: 8th Grade IXL Skills H.7, H.8, BB.4
Thursday, 1/14: Proportion Word Problems
Friday, 1/15: PROPORTIONS QUIZ; 8th Grade IXL skills H.9, H.10, and K.2
Monday, 1/4: TEACHER WORK DAY
Tuesday, 1/5: Ratios and Rates
Wednesday, 1/6: Rates and Unit Rates
Thursday, 1/7: IXL Practice: 8th Grade Skills H.1, H.2, and H.3
Friday, 1/8: RATIOS AND RATES QUIZ; 8th Grade Skills H.4, H.5, and H.6
Tuesday, 1/5: Ratios and Rates
Wednesday, 1/6: Rates and Unit Rates
Thursday, 1/7: IXL Practice: 8th Grade Skills H.1, H.2, and H.3
Friday, 1/8: RATIOS AND RATES QUIZ; 8th Grade Skills H.4, H.5, and H.6
Monday, 12/14: Fraction Review
Tuesday, 12/15: FRACTION TEST
Wednesday, 12/16: IXL Practice: 8th grade Skills R.3 and BB.2
Thursday, 12/17: ACUITY PART 2 (Multiple Choice)
Friday, 12/18: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills R.4 and BB.3
Tuesday, 12/15: FRACTION TEST
Wednesday, 12/16: IXL Practice: 8th grade Skills R.3 and BB.2
Thursday, 12/17: ACUITY PART 2 (Multiple Choice)
Friday, 12/18: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills R.4 and BB.3
Monday, 12/7: Solving Fraction Equations (Clearing Fractions)
Tuesday, 12/8: Solving Fraction Equations and Inequalities (Clearing Fractions)
Wednesday, 12/9: Sequences; 8th grade IXL skills R.1 and R.2
Thursday, 12/10: Solving Fraction Equations and Inequalities (Clearing Fractions)
Friday, 12/11: FRACTION EQUATION/INEQUALITY QUIZ; IXL Skills J.2, M.2, and M.3
Tuesday, 12/8: Solving Fraction Equations and Inequalities (Clearing Fractions)
Wednesday, 12/9: Sequences; 8th grade IXL skills R.1 and R.2
Thursday, 12/10: Solving Fraction Equations and Inequalities (Clearing Fractions)
Friday, 12/11: FRACTION EQUATION/INEQUALITY QUIZ; IXL Skills J.2, M.2, and M.3
Monday, 11/30: Dividing Fractions
Tuesday, 12/1: IXL Practice: 8th grade Skills E.6, E.7, E.8, E.9, and S.8
Wednesday, 12/2: ACUITY #2 (written response)
Thursday, 12/3: Solving Fraction Equations (Add/Subtract, Multiply/Divide)
Friday, 12/4: FRACTIONS QUIZ #2; 8th grade IXL Skills J.1, M.1, and BB.1
Tuesday, 12/1: IXL Practice: 8th grade Skills E.6, E.7, E.8, E.9, and S.8
Wednesday, 12/2: ACUITY #2 (written response)
Thursday, 12/3: Solving Fraction Equations (Add/Subtract, Multiply/Divide)
Friday, 12/4: FRACTIONS QUIZ #2; 8th grade IXL Skills J.1, M.1, and BB.1
Monday, 11/16: Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Tuesday, 11/17: Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Wednesday, 11/18: IXL Practice 8th grade skills E.2, E.3, E.4, and E.5
Thursday, 11/19: Multiplying Fractions
Friday, 11/20: OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS QUIZ; 8th grade IXL Skills E.6, E.7, E.8, E.9
Tuesday, 11/17: Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Wednesday, 11/18: IXL Practice 8th grade skills E.2, E.3, E.4, and E.5
Thursday, 11/19: Multiplying Fractions
Friday, 11/20: OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS QUIZ; 8th grade IXL Skills E.6, E.7, E.8, E.9
Monday, 11/9: Simplifying Expressions with Scientific Notation
Tuesday, 11/10: Simplifying Expressions with Scientific Notation
Wednesday, 11/11: IXL Practice: 8th Grade skills F.14, G.3 and G.4
Thursday, 11/12: Review
Friday, 11/13: EXPONENT RULES TEST; 8th grade skills S.7
Tuesday, 11/10: Simplifying Expressions with Scientific Notation
Wednesday, 11/11: IXL Practice: 8th Grade skills F.14, G.3 and G.4
Thursday, 11/12: Review
Friday, 11/13: EXPONENT RULES TEST; 8th grade skills S.7
Monday, 11/2: Simplifying Exponential Expressions
Tuesday, 11/3: Simplifying Exponential Expressions
Wednesday, 11/4: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills E.1, F.5, and K.1
Thursday, 11/5: Simplifying Exponential Expressions
Friday, 11/6: SIMPLIFYING EXPONENTIAL EXPRESSIONS QUIZ; 8th grade skills C.5 and F.13
Tuesday, 11/3: Simplifying Exponential Expressions
Wednesday, 11/4: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills E.1, F.5, and K.1
Thursday, 11/5: Simplifying Exponential Expressions
Friday, 11/6: SIMPLIFYING EXPONENTIAL EXPRESSIONS QUIZ; 8th grade skills C.5 and F.13
Monday, 10/26: Solving Equations for Another Variable
Tuesday, 10/27: Exponent Rules/Products and Quotients of Like Bases
Wednesday, 10/28: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills F.8, F.9, and F.10
Thursday, 10/29: Power Rule for Exponents
Friday, 10/30: EXPONENTS QUIZ #1; IXL Skills F.11 and F.12
Tuesday, 10/27: Exponent Rules/Products and Quotients of Like Bases
Wednesday, 10/28: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills F.8, F.9, and F.10
Thursday, 10/29: Power Rule for Exponents
Friday, 10/30: EXPONENTS QUIZ #1; IXL Skills F.11 and F.12
Monday, 10/12: Solving, Graphing, and Writing One-Step Inequalities
Tuesday, 10/13: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills V.1, V.2, V.3, V.4,, V.5, V.6, and V.7
Wednesday, 10/14: Solving and Graphing Two-Step Inequalities
Thursday, 10/15: Solving and Graphing Multi-Step Inequalities;
Friday, 10/16: INEQUALITIES QUIZ; IXL Skills V.8 and V.9
Tuesday, 10/13: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills V.1, V.2, V.3, V.4,, V.5, V.6, and V.7
Wednesday, 10/14: Solving and Graphing Two-Step Inequalities
Thursday, 10/15: Solving and Graphing Multi-Step Inequalities;
Friday, 10/16: INEQUALITIES QUIZ; IXL Skills V.8 and V.9
Monday, 10/5: IXL Practice: 8th grade skills - U.11 and U.12
Tuesday, 10/6: Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides
Wednesday, 10/7: Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides
Thursday, 10/8: Review Equations
Friday, 10/9: EQUATIONS TEST
Tuesday, 10/6: Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides
Wednesday, 10/7: Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides
Thursday, 10/8: Review Equations
Friday, 10/9: EQUATIONS TEST
Monday, 9/28: Solving Multi-step Equations
Tuesday, 9/29: Solving Equations with Variables on both sides
Wednesday, 9/30: Solving Equations with Variables on both sides: IXL Skills U.7, P.1, P.2, and P.3
Thursday, 10/1: SOLVING EQUATIONS QUIZ
Friday, 10/2: END OF 1ST GRADING PERIOD
IXL Skills S.3, S.6, U.9, and U.10
Tuesday, 9/29: Solving Equations with Variables on both sides
Wednesday, 9/30: Solving Equations with Variables on both sides: IXL Skills U.7, P.1, P.2, and P.3
Thursday, 10/1: SOLVING EQUATIONS QUIZ
Friday, 10/2: END OF 1ST GRADING PERIOD
IXL Skills S.3, S.6, U.9, and U.10
Monday, 9/21: Solving Two-Step Equations
Tuesday, 9/22: Solving Two-Step Equations; IXL Skills D.7, D.8, and U.5
Wednesday, 9/23: FALL ACUITY TEST (Part 2 - Written)
Thursday, 9/24: Solving Two-Step Equations
Friday, 9/25: EXPRESSIONS AND EQUATIONS TEST; IXL Skills U.6 and U.8
Tuesday, 9/22: Solving Two-Step Equations; IXL Skills D.7, D.8, and U.5
Wednesday, 9/23: FALL ACUITY TEST (Part 2 - Written)
Thursday, 9/24: Solving Two-Step Equations
Friday, 9/25: EXPRESSIONS AND EQUATIONS TEST; IXL Skills U.6 and U.8
Monday, 9/14: Solving One-Step Equations
Tuesday, 9/15: Solving One-Step Equations
Wednesday, 9/16: Solving One-Step Equations; IXL Skills D.6
Thursday, 9/17: One-Step Equations Quiz; IXL Skills U.1, U.2, U.3, U.4
Friday, 9/18: FALL ACUITY TEST
Tuesday, 9/15: Solving One-Step Equations
Wednesday, 9/16: Solving One-Step Equations; IXL Skills D.6
Thursday, 9/17: One-Step Equations Quiz; IXL Skills U.1, U.2, U.3, U.4
Friday, 9/18: FALL ACUITY TEST
Monday, 9/7: NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
Tuesday, 9/8: Simplifying Expressions; IXL Skills S.5 and S.11
Wednesday, 9/9: Simplifying Expressions with Area and Perimeter
Thursday, 9/10: Simplifying Expressions with Area and Perimeter
Friday, 9/11: Simplifying Expressions with Area and Perimeter Quiz; IXL Skills F.4, D.2, D.3, D.4, and D.5
Tuesday, 9/8: Simplifying Expressions; IXL Skills S.5 and S.11
Wednesday, 9/9: Simplifying Expressions with Area and Perimeter
Thursday, 9/10: Simplifying Expressions with Area and Perimeter
Friday, 9/11: Simplifying Expressions with Area and Perimeter Quiz; IXL Skills F.4, D.2, D.3, D.4, and D.5
Monday, 8/31: Simplifying Expressions; IXL Skills T.1, T.3, and T.4
Tuesday, 9/1: Simplifying Expressions
Wednesday, 9/2: Chicago Trip Information and Book Fair
Thursday, 9/3: Simplifying Expressions; IXL Skills S.1, S.2, and S.4
Friday, 9/4: Simplifying Expressions Quiz
Tuesday, 9/1: Simplifying Expressions
Wednesday, 9/2: Chicago Trip Information and Book Fair
Thursday, 9/3: Simplifying Expressions; IXL Skills S.1, S.2, and S.4
Friday, 9/4: Simplifying Expressions Quiz
Monday, 8/24: Integer Order of Operations
Tuesday, 8/25: Integer Order of Operations
Wednesday, 8/26: INTEGERS TEST
Thursday, 8/27: Distributive Property and Collecting Like Terms
Friday, 8/28: Distributive Property; IXL Skills: S.9, S.10, and T.2
Tuesday, 8/25: Integer Order of Operations
Wednesday, 8/26: INTEGERS TEST
Thursday, 8/27: Distributive Property and Collecting Like Terms
Friday, 8/28: Distributive Property; IXL Skills: S.9, S.10, and T.2
Monday, 8/17: Adding and Subtracting Integers; IXL Skills C.1, C.2, and C.3
Tuesday, 8/18: Adding and Subtracting Integers
Wednesday, 8/19: Adding and Subtracting Integers Assessment
Thursday, 8/20: Multiplying and Dividing Integers
Friday, 8/21: Multiplying and Dividing Integers; IXL Skills C.4, C.6, C.7, and C.8
Tuesday, 8/18: Adding and Subtracting Integers
Wednesday, 8/19: Adding and Subtracting Integers Assessment
Thursday, 8/20: Multiplying and Dividing Integers
Friday, 8/21: Multiplying and Dividing Integers; IXL Skills C.4, C.6, C.7, and C.8
Monday, 8/10: Scientific Notation; IXL Skills G.1 and G.2
Tuesday, 8/11: Absolute Value of Integers
Wednesday, 8/12: Order of Operations Assessment
Thursday, 8/13: Integers; IXL Skills B.1, B.2, B.3, B.4, and B.5
Friday, 8/14: Adding and Subtracting Integers
Tuesday, 8/11: Absolute Value of Integers
Wednesday, 8/12: Order of Operations Assessment
Thursday, 8/13: Integers; IXL Skills B.1, B.2, B.3, B.4, and B.5
Friday, 8/14: Adding and Subtracting Integers
Monday, 8/3: Order of Operations
Tuesday, 8/4: Negative Exponents; IXL Skills F.6 and F.7 (8th grade)
Wednesday, 8/5: QUIZ: Exponents
Thursday, 8/6: Prime Factorization; IXL Skills A.2, A.3, and A.4 (8th grade)
Friday, 8/7: Order of Operations
Tuesday, 8/4: Negative Exponents; IXL Skills F.6 and F.7 (8th grade)
Wednesday, 8/5: QUIZ: Exponents
Thursday, 8/6: Prime Factorization; IXL Skills A.2, A.3, and A.4 (8th grade)
Friday, 8/7: Order of Operations
Thursday, 7/30: Leadership Style Inventory and Introduction
Friday, 7/31: Exponents; IXL skills F.1, F.2, and F.3 (8th grade)
Friday, 7/31: Exponents; IXL skills F.1, F.2, and F.3 (8th grade)
IXL
The IXL website provides valuable practice on a variety of math skills. Students are assigned approximately 10 skills to complete every two weeks. Students have a unique user name and password to record their progress on this site. Students, don't forget to type @greenwood after your user name.
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