We spent the first part of the week establishing classroom guidelines and coming up with the various table arrangements we would be using this year. The students practiced moving the tables to the different layouts. We discussed the benefits of having different classroom layouts.
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| Students participating in a real number sort. |
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| Hot Seat on the floor with tables pushed to the sides. |
By midweek we started our first units. The 8th graders spent the rest of the week working with the real number system. They worked on sorting numbers into the correct subsets. We ended the week playing a super fun game called Hot Seat, where students race to identify real numbers. Having the ability to roll the tables and chairs out the way made it so much easier to play the game on the floor. The competition was fierce. Everyone was engaged!
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| Students ready to play Hot Seat. |
The 7th graders spent the remainder of the week investigating perfect squares and absolute value.
We both noticed that students seem to be much more productive in the new space. Having the ability to swivel in the chairs is a huge bonus for students with attention/focus issues.
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| 7th graders using Cheez-It's to investigate perfect squares. |
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