Super Simple Powers and Exponents High School Special Education Easy Algebra

These special education math worksheets are part of a super simple math curriculum for special education that covers powers and exponents. They are based on state-extended learning standards.

What is Super Simple?

• Super simple indicates that it is intended for students working at a K-1 level and need maximum support.
• Problems are simplified.
• Pictures are used throughout.
• Intended for students in self-contained settings.
• Printable and digital activities for more practice.

This unit addresses:

• Identify numbers with exponents
• Identify the base and power
• Expanded form of exponents
• Focus on squared and cubed

Students have many opportunities to engage in repeated information to understand how to read and translate powers and exponents. This repetition helps students connect to this important and often abstract information.

In addition, many of the activities and assessments include differentiated versions.

For a more advanced unit on Powers and Exponents (that also includes graphing), still intended for special education settings, CLICK HERE

See the preview for a more detailed look at the contents.

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Super Simple Powers and Exponents Unit Includes:

⭐ This unit comes in two complete files: one in color and one in black and white.

In the zipped folder, you will find:

• 5 days of lesson plans
• Activities in color
• Activities in black and white
• Voice-recorded PowerPoint show
• Exponents PowerPoint to use with activities
• Links and directions for digital activities

Super Simple Powers and Exponents Activities PRINT & DIGITAL:

• Vocabulary board (no vocabulary cards in this unit)
• Bingo cards
• 4 Group Activities
  • Building exponent towers
  • Creating and reading exponents
  • Sorting activities
  • Finding equivalent expressions

• Identify numbers with exponents (2 worksheets)
• Identify the base and power (10 worksheets)
• Sorting exponents (10 problems)
• Expanding exponents into repeated multiplication (20 worksheets)
• Quiz

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Much of what I have learned about curriculum development is incorporated in these units. For example, do not be afraid of repetition. It is critical that students with significant disabilities get to experience material over several days to be able to fully assimilate what is being taught. Also, adding visual supports to your printables and class activities helps students be able to pay more attention to the content you are presenting rather than the mechanics of what is expected. Finally, ask questions. Good questions!! Regardless of the material, if we can ask students good questions it will push them to think more deeply than before.