Sometimes, we have a day or two where we don't really want to begin a new unit because of an extended weekend or not enough time to fit a unit in before a break. Sometimes, we just want to mix things up.
Consider trying A Week of Inspirational Maths. It is a week of planned lessons and videos which will inspire you and your students to become more engaged in open, visual, and more creative mathematics!
Jo Boaler from Stanford has organized three weeks worth of K-12 lessons and activities for you to try in your classroom. They would be great to use to start the year, but could be great discussion to build your students' concepts of math, standards based grading, and growth mindset, too.
You might decide to try the lessons (a few or the whole week's worth) before the end of 2016. I think the odds are good that she will be developing another week of activities for 2017.
Let me know if this interests you, and if you would like support putting it in place. If you try it, I'd love to hear about your day(s), or be part of the fun!!
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