The 2024 Algebra I STAAR EOC continued both statewide online testing and several new item types. Using a modified version of the...

This post explores some ideas for reviewing concepts for TEKS 8.4C. use data from a table or graph to determine the rate of change or...

This post explores some ideas for reviewing concepts for TEKS A.5C. solve systems of two linear equations with two variables for...

This post explores some ideas for reviewing concepts for TEKS A.6A. determine the domain and range of quadratic functions and represent...

This post explores some ideas for reviewing concepts for TEKS A.9C. write exponential functions in the form f(x) = abx (where b is a...

This post explores some ideas for reviewing concepts for TEKS A.5A. solve linear equations in one variable, including those for which the...

This post explores some ideas for reviewing concepts for TEKS A.2I. write systems of two linear equations given a table of values, a...

This post explores some ideas for reviewing concepts for TEKS A.9D. graph exponential functions that model growth and decay and identify...

This post explores some ideas for reviewing concepts for TEKS A.2A. determine the domain and range of a linear function in mathematical...

This post explores some ideas for reviewing concepts for TEKS A.8A. solve quadratic equations having real solutions by factoring, taking...

This post explores some ideas for reviewing concepts for TEKS A.11B. simplify numeric and algebraic expressions using the laws of...

This post explores some ideas for reviewing concepts for TEKS A.7C. determine the effects on the graph of the parent function f(x) = x^2...

Analysis of readiness standards with <50% mastery on 2023 Algebra 1 STAAR, including instructional implications.

This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS A.3G: estimate graphically the solutions to systems of two linear...

This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS A.12E: solve mathematic and scientific formulas, and other literal equations, for a specified variable Instruction Students practice their understanding of the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division properties of equality used to isolate variables. STAAR Practice Between 2016 and 2025, this supporting standard has been tested 3 times on the STAAR test. Videos explaining the problems can be found

This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS A.12D: write a formula for the nth term of arithmetic and geometric sequences, given the value of several of their terms Instruction Students given terms in arithmetic and geometric recursive sequences practice writing formulas to find the nth term. STAAR Practice Between 2016 and 2025, this supporting standard has been tested 3 times on the STAAR test. Videos explaining the problems can be found below. If yo

This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS A.12C: identify terms of arithmetic and geometric sequences when the sequences are given in function form using recursive processes Instruction Students given functions in arithmetic and geometric recursive sequences practice finding certain terms in the sequence. STAAR Practice Between 2016 and 2025 (including redesign practice), this supporting standard has been tested 4 times on the STAAR test. Videos expl

This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS A.12B: evaluate functions, expressed in function notation, given one or more elements in their domains Instruction Students use substitution to evaluate a part of a function's domain. STAAR Practice Between 2016 and 2025, this supporting standard has been tested 9 times on the STAAR test. Videos explaining the problems can be found below. If you'd rather take a quiz over these questions, click here . The vide

This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS A.12A: decide whether relations represented verbally, tabularly, graphically, and symbolically define a function Instruction Students build on their knowledge from 8th grade to continue to identify functions as relationships where one input leads to one output. STAAR Practice Between 2016 and 2025, this supporting standard has been tested 5 times on the STAAR test. Videos explaining the problems can be found

This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS A.11B: simplify numeric and algebraic expressions using the laws of exponents, including integral and rational exponents Instruction Students learn to multiply powers with the same base. Students also learn to divide powers with the same base. Students learn how to take the power of a power and a negative power. Finally, students learn how to interpret rational exponents. Here are some activities you can use