Is your child struggling to understand Algebra?

This is the area of maths that seems to strike the most fear into pupils - and their parents! But with just a little basic knowledge of how algebra works, so much of the mystery vanishes.

These videos use images to explain what algebra is, how algebra works, and how to use what you know already to solve algebra problems.

6A1 express missing number problems algebraically

6A2 use simple formulae

6A3 generate and describe linear number sequences

6A4 find pairs of numbers that satisfy an equation with two unknowns

6A5 enumerate possibilities of combinations of two variables