Understanding Algebra I (Grade 9 )

Understanding Algebra I is a full-year program for grades 7–9, written by a teacher who's seen it all. We're not talking about a textbook committee. We're talking about an award-winning educator with over 30 years in the classroom—who knows exactly where students trip up, tune out, or start pretending their calculator's broken.

This 384-page book skips the clutter and gets to the point with step-by-step guidance, smart layout, and examples that make algebra feel logical—even familiar. It bridges the gap between the math your child already knows and the algebra he's supposed to master. And it does it without throwing him into the deep end of abstraction on day one.

Inside, you'll find bolded vocabulary, clean visuals, math-history tidbits (yes, they're interesting), and an entire section devoted to tackling word problems—because everyone's least favorite part deserves a little structure and a strategy that actually works. Students use charts, translation techniques, and logic to break down problems and build up confidence.

Whether you're teaching a math-loving teen or a reluctant algebra beginner, this course covers it all—sets, graphing, polynomials, functions, radicals, equations, slope, substitution, motion problems, and more. It even preps your student for SAT-level algebra without making him feel like he's in test-prep jail.

Bonus: every page is reproducible. And the entire course is designed for independent learning—so you can stay available without needing to explain variables before coffee.

Understanding Algebra I doesn't just teach algebra—it shows students how to think algebraically. And that's what changes everything.