This week is CSAP (our state mandated tests) and two weeks ago was spring break. What does that mean? Attack of the zombie students! Well, most of them don't actually attack - they just sit there with a slightly dazed look on their face. And then there are a few who will be extra antsy from taking tests and not getting enough sleep.
So, my solution? My efforts earlier this week included a short clip of John Travolta dancing in Saturday Night Fever to illustrate cubic functions (a few raised their heads, but even the Bee Gees can't solve everything). Much more successful was a game of Tic-Tac-Toe Battle Royale as a review of central, interior, and exterior angles. I give many thanks to Dan Greene for this idea that is adaptable to many different content areas! My students livened up a bit with the competition and I think many of them even learned a few things.
Tomorrow I plan getting out the scissors and tape to construct tetrahedra and octahedra, hoping that keeping their hands busy might get their brains in action. For those who weren't inspired by the Bee Gees, I hope Tic Tac Toe Battle Royale to review the properties of exponents will do the trick. Wish me luck!
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