First day of school

As I lay here thinking about today, I contemplate what I am doing. Did I do enough? Was I stern enough?

It was a good first day back. 

I talked a little bit about the syllabus and did an activity with each class. With my first two hours, I gave them each a piece of aluminum foil and had them make something that would float. We then tested to see how many marbles it would hold. The best was 35!!

My next two hours were given 10 Popsicle sticks and some masking tape. They then created a flotation device and surprisingly the highest number was 7. It was a great problem solving activity to get the year started. 

Finally my new pre-algebra class did a "Figure Me Out!" activity. I found the activity on Pinterest and was very excited to use it. I will share it tomorrow. 

Best of sleep!