🟩 Completing the square: 😱 It’s a process that can either feel overwhelming and confusing… 🧠 Or it’s an opportunity for ah-ha moments in Algebra 1! When I first taught my students how to complete the square, I showed all the steps (several times). Students wrote down the steps and tried to follow. It was confusing, and many students forgot how a few weeks later. That was before I knew the power of algebra tiles! Algebra tiles allow students to visualize what is happening. I wish I had used ma