Pre-Algebra Writing Workbook

Get students writing in math class with these prompts that promote deeper thinking!

With this workbook of 100 critical thinking questions for Pre-Algebra topics, your middle schoolers will have to really think about each concept in order to write complete sentences that explain and answer the prompt.

Use as a daily or weekly warm-up to get the "math talk" going with partners, or have an individual student take time to test different numbers, think deeply, and understand the math principle well enough to put it into words.

Each page has space to write and areas to color or doodle while students think (or after they have finished).

Sample Questions:

• Determine whether the statement is always, sometimes, or never true and explain why in complete sentences: "An integer is a rational number."
• When comparing two polygons, does one with greater area also have greater perimeter? Give examples or an explanation to support your answer.
• Determine whether the statement is true or false and explain: "The quotient of two numbers is always less than both original numbers."
• Explain why multiplying by a reciprocal achieves the same purpose as division. Include an example that shows that finding "half of" a number is the same as dividing by 2.
• Describe the changes in the x-coordinates and y-coordinates within ordered pairs when a reflection across the y-axis occurs. Use complete sentences.