This past week we had a block schedule to accommodate Science MCA testing. The block schedule allowed me to try new things in my classroom and during our Saber Pause (academic advisory) time that I don't always have time for.
In my classroom we did activities in Algebra that got students out of their seats and talking about math. First each student was given a post-it with a different polynomial on it. They needed to classify their polynomial and then put it on one of the 8 papers around the room that was titled with various polynomial classifications. Students rotated through stations in groups of 4 and made corrections to polynomials identified incorrectly. They then put the polynomials in standard form and grouped them by their leading coefficients.
The next activity had students moving through stations that were pods of desks to review for their upcoming test. When they only have 2-3 minutes to work on a problem, and they see the timer counting down, they work together better to figure out how to solve the problem and come up with an answer they agree on. It is a great activity.
Lastly, I assigned students to create a problem from a specific section that we had covered. They then passed the problem to the person behind them, and students had to solve other students' problems. They passed the paper again and another student checked the solution for accuracy. The activity had students creating, solving, and checking problems - they were all actively involved in problem solving!
The block schedule allowed for a lot of movement and for students to reinforce material to mastery, it was fantastic!
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