First my Algebra students, who have been practicing graphing using Desmos.com got a surprise warm up.
They thought it was pretty corny. But they know to expect corny with me.
My 6th graders practice combining like terms and using the distributive property. They got to do a coloring page based on answering math problems. The page had lots of hearts, but unfortunately I don't have photos of that one.
My 7th graders went Speed Dating.
Yes, Speed Dating. They love/hate that I call this activity speed dating. The idea behind the activity is that each student gets assigned one problem. They make sure they know the answer to the problem and exactly how to solve it. In essence, they become the "expert" of that problem. The students rotate around the room going on a "date" with a person. You trade "expert problems" with the other person. They solve yours, you solve theirs. If the person gets the wrong answer or doesn't know what to do, you get to help because you are the expert. Until the buzzer goes off and it's time to date someone else. They find it very amusing yet awkward. Here are two shots of a speed date.
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