Give Year 8 pupils visual models they can refer to as they work. Algebra tiles show how expressions are built, an area model links expanding and factorising, and a balance shows why we do the same thing to both sides of an equation.

This display pack includes a large title, worked examples, key vocabulary, stem sentences and a reasoning prompt. swap in cards on equations with brackets, unknowns on both sides and inequalities on a number line as the unit progresses .

This PDF includes a finished board style layout and A4 landscape display cards.