These assignments are available for you to review 6th and 7th grade skills needed for Algebra 1. There are 8 assignments with about 12-15 questions each. Each assignment has an answer key so you can check your work as you go. We encourage you to use the resource links to help you if you are stuck or need a refresher on how to do a certain problem. Please complete these assignments WITH FIDELITY, which means to take your time, show all your work, and ask for help if you need it.
Please make sure you have your assignments ready to turn in by the first day of school: August 19, 2025
Here are the supplies that you will need for Algebra starting on the first day. These are the supplies that you will be using EVERY DAY!
Composition Book: You will need at least 1. Most students will use 2 for the entire year. If you write large, leave a lot of space or leave pages blank, you may need more than 2. These must be bound, no spirals or perforated sheets! You can choose one that is lined, grid, blank, dot grid, whatever type you like to use. This is going to turn into your Algebra 1 textbook, so get something sturdy!
Folder: You can create a pocket in your notebook, get a folder or use one pocket of an accordion folder. This is needed to hold on to handouts and assessments.
Pencils with good erasers
Colored pencils, pens or markers
Highlighter
Scissor
Glue Stick or Tape
Graph Paper
There are no additional or specialty supplies needed for Algebra 1. However, please note that we are serious about this notebook and will do periodic checks to make sure you are maintaining it throughout the year, for a grade.
This notebook that you are creating is going to be your textbook for the course. You want to create something that you can use as a reference in future courses. We hear from former students who mention this specifically. They actually use the math notebooks created at Kealing as references in their advanced math classes.
Step 1: Get your Notebook. Make sure it is sturdy enough to last, no spirals, no perforated pages. Those will not survive!
Step 2: Watch this video showing you how to set up your Algebra notebook.
Step 3: Set up your notebook
a. Remember to write YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME on the notebook. So many people write their teacher's name in their notebook but forget their own!
b. Use the correct year.
c. Go ahead and number all those pages now!
Step 4: Next watch the video about how to set up/organize/show your Algebra work. You don't have to take notes on this, but you might want to jot down some tips & reminders.
Step 5: Complete your summer assignments! Make sure to list each assignment title in the Table of Contents.
ALL of the assignments below need to be completed. Each assignment has an answer key linked in the same document as the problems. Each section also has links to video or online resources you can use to help you review how to solve the problems.
WAIT! Prior to completing these assignments, please make sure you have watched the How to Set Up your Notebook and How to Show your Algebra Work videos. You need to record the notes in your notebook and label your Table of Contents. As you start the assignments below, please update your Table of Contents in your notebook with the correct dates, titles, and starting page numbers. As you work out the problems, remember to show work (or explain) as the video instructed you to.
Resources: Steps for Solving Equations, One Step Equations, Two Step Equations, Weird Equations
Resources: Solving Inequalities, When to flip an inequality symbol
Resources: Distributive Property
Resources: How to combine terms
Resources: Coordinate Plane Basics, Examples
Resources: Standard Formula, Slope From Two Points, Types of Slope, Graphing from an Equation
Resources: Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Resources: Multiplying Fractions, Dividing Fractions