"This is the best day ever!" These are the words of a 5th grade student who spent the entire class period working nonstop to save the life of their "patient" in an engaging, hands on math lesson.
I teach at a Title 1 school in rural Alabama where the majority of our students are on free and reduced lunch.
Coming from a variety of cultural backgrounds and home life situations, my students all have one thing in common... they love engaging, fun lessons!
My Project
It is my goal as an educator to plan meaningful, purposeful, and ENGAGING lessons that capture the minds of my students. I love nothing more than to see my students applying skills they have learned throughout the unit. I like to call these classroom transformations.
In the past, I have transformed my classroom into a pie bakery, boot camp, and an operating room.
During these room transformations, the learning and excitement are both indescribable. Students of every level are engaged throughout the entire project or lesson, and at times are completely unaware of the amount of learning that is taking place.
My plans for the Super Mario Classroom Transformation are to have students participate in a real life video game experience. They will be split into teams with one common goal... complete all of the levels to save Princess Peach! Students will work through grade level, multi step math problems during each level of the "game." Each level will progressively become more rigorous. The materials requested in this project allow me to truly transform my classroom into a land of excitement and exploration where students apply math skills to solve problems.
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