This micro-credential examines research-based recommendations for integrating algebraic thinking into elementary math and provides educators with an introduction to key algebraic concepts. You will learn strategies for shaping your current instructional practices to allow for the integration of algebraic terminology, discussions, and thinking that will lead to greater levels of success in formal algebraic understanding in the upper grades. The intended audience for this micro-credential is all Elementary Math Teachers and the difficulty is medium. This micro-credential is grounded in research from the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Practice Guides: Teaching Strategies for Improving Algebra Knowledge in Middle and High School Students; and Improving Mathematical Problem Solving in Grades 4 Through 8.