Expanding a single bracket differentiated dominos

Students will find expanding single brackets more engaging with these sets of dominos. Great to use as AFL or a plenary in a lesson on expanding brackets and expanding a single bracket, or as a starter to check for prior learning when teaching something like expanding double brackets or solving equations with brackets.

This activity is a fun and novel way for students to practise expanding single brackets. They can start on any domino they like, answer the question, find the answer on a different domino then repeat the process. If they have answered all questions correctly they should end up back at the domino they started with.

Why dominos is a great activity:
• Students can check their own answers
��� They will complete 20 questions in a way that is completely different from standard worksheets
• Students find it fun to search for and find the answers
• They can be laminated to be used again

This pages contained in this product are:

1. Contents
2. Instructions
3. Expanding a single bracket with positive numbers on the outside only e.g. 2(3b -2)
4. Expanding a single bracket with positive numbers only ANSWERS
5. Expanding a single bracket with positive and negative numbers e.g. -3(3b -2)
6. Expanding a single bracket with positive and negative numbers ANSWERS
7. Expanding a single bracket with letters on the outside e.g. z(2x +5) and 3v(3g-2)
8. Expanding a single bracket with letters on the outside ANSWERS
9. Expanding a single bracket with letters and powers e.g. 2x2(3x +2)
10. Expanding a single bracket with letters and powers ANSWERS
11. Working out sheet 1
12. Working out sheet 2

Suggestions for use:
• Give to pairs for a collaborative activity
• Give one each to a group of students and they need to find their answer and make a line
• Give to individual students to complete on their desk
• Once students have completed a set give them the answers as evidence of their accomplishment/get them to take a picture of the finished loop and stick it in