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Algebra readiness · Grades 6–9
Is your kid actually ready for algebra — or just following the steps?
Provetree asks your learner to recognize one idea across equations, graphs, tables, word problems, and worked steps — the exact difference between doing the steps and understanding them — then tells you, in plain language, which parts held up. When you're ready, it's one payment for the whole household. No subscription.
- Free, no account needed
- About 10 minutes
- Works in any browser — nothing to install
The reason you're here
Grades tell you the steps came out right. They don't tell you the idea landed.
These are the ways parents describe it, and they all point at the same gap. A learner can carry a procedure a long way without ever seeing what it means. The Algebra Readiness Check is built to find that gap before Algebra 1 does.
She gets A’s, but I don’t think she really understands it.
We tried Khan Academy and it didn’t stick.
He does well in our curriculum, then struggles on outside tests.
She can do the steps, but she can’t tell me what they mean.
What the check tells you
A wrong answer tells you more than a right one.
Every wrong card in the check is a real student error, not filler. When your learner picks one, Provetree doesn't just mark it wrong — it names what they actually chose and why it doesn't match the evidence. That is the sentence you can act on.
Those moments add up into the parent report: which concept areas looked solid, which need practice, and where to start.
For your learner
It's a game they want to beat, not a page they have to finish.
Each round opens with a clue, not an answer. Your learner picks the one card that matches it — an equation, graph, table, word problem, or worked step — builds a visible proof chain, and scores it. Runs are short, the difficulty climbs, and the high score is theirs to beat.
- Evidence first — the rule is the reward, not the prompt.
- One idea, five card types, one proof chain.
- Streaks and points for first-try picks.
- Short enough to replay immediately.
What you get at the end
A report you can read in two minutes and act on the same day.
One line per concept area: solid, or needs practice, with a plain sentence saying which of the two — the steps or the idea — came up short. Then a recommended starting point, so you know which pack and difficulty band to open first.
It says what it is: a short placement check, not a grade-level certification and not a clinical diagnosis.
The offer
One payment. Every kid in the household. All algebra content, forever.
- Every learner profile in your household, up to 5.
- Every algebra-track pack as it ships: Algebra Foundations today; Algebra 1, Algebra 2 and Trigonometry on the roadmap, included at no extra cost when they land.
- Unlimited Solo Discovery, full household mastery tracking, and the household leaderboard.
- No subscription, no ads, and nothing in the game asking your kid to spend money.
Free, with no card and no expiry
The Algebra Readiness Check is unlimited on the free tier, along with the tutorial match, 3 full Solo Discovery runs per learner, sample Algebra Foundations content, and a basic parent summary.
See what's includedHomeschool-first
Built for the way homeschool families actually buy and teach.
A supplement, not a spine
It sits alongside the curriculum you already chose and audits it. Provetree is not a full curriculum, a tutor, or a replacement for school.
What comes after DragonBox
DragonBox teaches equation manipulation through metaphor for younger kids, and stops there — no graphs, tables, word problems, or parent reporting. Provetree picks up with real notation for grades 6–9.
And after Beast Academy
Beast Academy ends at grade 5. If you are assembling a middle-school math stack, this is one piece of it — the one that checks whether the understanding came along.
Prove they're ready for algebra.
Free, about 10 minutes, no account needed.