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For the clearest student path, start in Learn and use the Mission beside each day’s lesson. This practice library stays available for direct browsing.

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Missions · Algebra 1 Practice

Practice the idea.
Check your work.

Each school day gets one focused Mission. Work through the day you need, then use the Mission Debrief to check it step by step. The full weekly Mission Pack opens to students on Friday after the week has been taught.

FreePrintableGrades 8–12Mission Debrief included
Current Mission · October · Week 1 · Monday

One-Step Equations: Meet the Balance

Today’s Mission: whatever you do to one side, do to the other.

An equation is a promise: both sides name the same number. Today is about why every move has to happen on both sides — and what breaks the moment one side changes without the other.

Get Monday’s Mission ↓ Open Week 1 Need the lesson first?
Current Week · October · Finn the Fox

Week 1 · One-Step Equations

Five focused Missions. Monday through Thursday build the skill. Friday’s practice is Boss Prep.

5 Missions · 5 Mission Debriefs
Week 1 · Oct 5–9

Same move, both sides.

Work one Mission at a time, or grab the Mission Pack when you want all five days together.

All five Missions + Mission Debriefs 🔒 Mission Pack opens Friday Educators planning ahead? See educator access notes →
MONDAY · CURRENT

One-Step Equations: Meet the Balance

Read what is attached to the variable, choose the opposite move, then make it on both sides.

Get Mission ↓ TUESDAY

Add and Subtract to Solve

Name what is attached to the variable, then use its opposite.

Get Mission ↓ WEDNESDAY

Multiply and Divide to Solve

Name the coefficient, then divide both sides by it.

Get Mission ↓ THURSDAY

One-Step Equations with Negatives

The minus belongs to the coefficient, so it goes along for the ride.

Get Mission ↓ FRIDAY · BOSS PREP

Boss Prep: One-Step Equations

Every lock in Friday’s Boss Battle uses one clue from this week.

Get Boss Prep ↓
October · Solving Equations

Every week stays easy to find.

The current week gets the strongest emphasis. Earlier weeks remain available, and upcoming weeks stay visible so you always know what is next.

4 weeks · 20 Missions
Week 1Current

One-Step Equations

Keep the balance, add and subtract to solve, multiply and divide to solve, negatives, and Boss Prep.

Open Week 1 🔒 Mission Pack opens Friday
Week 2Coming up

Two-Step Equations

Build the undo plan, undo in reverse order, and keep every negative sign in place.

Preview Week 2
Week 3Coming up

Multi-Step Equations

Distribute and combine like terms first, then solve. Tidy before you undo.

Preview Week 3
Week 4Coming up

Variables on Both Sides & Applications

Variables on both sides, one, none or infinitely many solutions, word problems, and the month’s Final Case.

Preview Week 4
September · Foundations

Last month, still here.

Every September Mission and Mission Pack is open. Use them to review before a new idea builds on an old one.

5 weeks · 25 Missions
Week 1Open

Variables & Expressions

Variables, terms, expressions from words, substitution, and Boss Prep.

Open Week 1
Week 2Open

Order of Operations & Evaluating Expressions

Operation priority, left-to-right work, and evaluating expressions without skipped steps.

Open Week 2
Week 3Open

Number Properties

Commutative, associative, and distributive properties with structure-focused practice.

Open Week 3
Week 4Open

Combining Like Terms

Recognize like terms, combine correctly, and catch the shortcuts that change the expression.

Open Week 4
Week 5Open

Distributive Property, Mixed Expressions & Review

Distribute, simplify, and bring September’s ideas together before Solving Equations begins.

Open Week 5
Mission Library

Practice from anywhere in Algebra 1.

As the year grows, every completed month stays here. Future units remain visible so the path never feels hidden.

September → May
SeptemberOpen

Foundations

Variables, expressions, properties, like terms, and distribution.

OctoberCurrent

Solving Equations

One-step, two-step, multi-step, and variables on both sides.

NovemberNext up

Inequalities

Write, graph, solve, and interpret inequalities.

DecemberComing up

Relations & Functions

Domain, range, function notation, and rate of change.

JanuaryComing up

Linear Equations & Graphing

Slope, graphing, writing equations, and interpretation.

FebruaryComing up

Systems of Equations

Graphing, substitution, elimination, and applications.

MarchComing up

Exponents

Exponent rules, negative exponents, and scientific notation.

AprilComing up

Polynomials & Factoring

Operations with polynomials, GCF, and factoring trinomials.

MayComing up

Quadratics + Review

Quadratic patterns, graphs, applications, and year-end review.

How Missions Work

One lesson. One Mission. One clean check.

A Mission is the day’s focused practice. A Mission Pack is the whole week together. A Mission Debrief is the self-check section that shows the work step by step.

1

Learn the idea

Watch the day’s lesson first when you need the explanation or a worked example.

2

Work the Mission

Practice only that day’s concept, with problems that ramp from easier to harder.

3

Use the Mission Debrief

Check the answer and the steps. The goal is to see where your reasoning matched and where it changed.

Friday is different: Friday’s Mission is Boss Prep. The Boss Battle is the Friday video event in the Challenge Lab.

Need the explanation first?

Go to Learn and open the lesson that matches the Mission you are working on.

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Ready for something different?

Take the idea into Challenge Lab for Bandit Errors, interactives, and the weekly Boss Battle.

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