High School Addition & Subtraction IEP Goals
Updated: March 17, 2026. Reviewer: Dr. Rose Sebastian, Ed.D.
Free, Ready-to-Use High School Addition and Subtraction Goals
Browse CCS-aligned IEP goals and objectives for addition and subtraction of negative numbers and like terms. This is an algebra standard focused on simplifying expressions, but it also works well for addition and subtraction of negative numbers. Not seeing the grade level or skill you need? Check out our elementary school, middle school, and high school addition and subtraction goals. Want to see what goals look like in your state? Go through our state specific IEP guides. Need to know if an IEP goal is good and what IDEA says about goals? Check out our how to read IEP goals pages.
- Understand that polynomials form a system analogous to the integers, namely, they are closed under the operations of addition, subtraction, and multiplication; add, subtract, and multiply polynomials. CCSS.Math.Content.HSA.APR.A.1
- Addition and subtraction expressions with negative variables
- Addition and subtraction expressions with like terms
Given a calculator, Gio can add and subtract negative numbers with 60% accuracy. He can simplify addition and subtraction expressions with like terms with 30% accuracy.
- Given a calculator, Name will add and subtract polynomials, simplifying addition and subtraction expressions with like terms with 80% accuracy as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.Math.Content.HSA.APR.A.1
- Make it easier: Specify “positive like terms” to eliminate negative numbers.
- Make it harder: Add in the remainder of the standard so that the student has to multiply and divide as well.
