This is the most challenging mobile that we've done so far. Students were busy working away. I gave them a few minutes to think it through then I asked for solutions. I explained that I wasn't just looking for the answer I wanted to know how they did it. Some students started on the left side, others started on the right and still others started by subtracting two hearts from both sides. We talked about how we could use variables rather than symbols and about how it was important to follow and write down a process.
I was hoping to start Barbie Bungee today but some of my students have not handed in the most recent assignment yet and I didn't think it was fair to start another assignment without having returned the last one.
Instead we moved onto multiplying and dividing monomials. I tried to model the work today after the example I saw from Peter Liljedahl last week when he presented to our board about a thinking classroom. I had students work in groups of three at the board through these questions. I gave them one question at a time and I gave it to them orally. I had them create a picture or diagram for the first one so that they could see what was happening. Then they noticed an easier way. I talked to every group about their question to ensure that they were comfortable before moving on. Once they were ready they got the next question. A few groups went to help other groups who were struggling. Overall they moved through the questions quite nicely. We wrote a short summary note, where I levelled to the bottom (I didn't think we were quite ready for students to write their mindful notes). It was a great class.
We had some time left so we rewrote an earlier mastery test then I gave these questions for them to practice.
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