Equations and Expressions
The lessons included in the Equations and Expressions section of HelpingWithMath.com are summarized below. Additional related lessons will be added over time.
Work through these to help tutor your children. There are also a list of Equation and Expressions Worksheets listed towards the bottom of the page.
What you will find in this section
Multiplication as Comparison explains how to see multiplication as more than just an operation. It shows how two factors and their product can be viewed as a comparison.
| This lesson on the use of grouping symbols in expressions covers the precedence of parentheses, brackets, and braces. | ||
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Determining Order of Operations follows on from the Grouping Symbols lesson and explores the order in which different parts of an expression are evaluated. | |
| The Writing Simple Expressions lesson shows how to use the order of operations rules to write simple expressions. It also introduces some basic relationships between numbers and operations within expressions. | ![]() |
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Expressions Worksheets
Multiplication as Comparison
Identifying & Adding Parentheses - Pre-assessment
Evaluating Expressions Worksheet - Practice
Evaluating Expressions - Post-assessment (10 questions)
Order of Operations in Expressions - Pre-assessment
Evaluating Expressions - Post-assessment (10 questions)
Order of Operations - Pre-assessment
Writing Simple Expressions - Post-assessment (10 questions)
Substituting Variables - Introducing variables
You will find more equations and expressions worksheets listed here.


