After eleven years of having students complete the prosaic grammar and math review worksheets when they walk through the door each morning, I finally grew weary and thought it was time to spice up our morning warm-up routine. On Monday, I give students a math riddle or puzzle, hence the new moniker, Math Riddle Mondays. And Thursday has now become Think Outside the Box Thursday, the day on which students are challenged to stretch their creativity and make a shape that no one else can think of. We started a few weeks ago with this shape: Students could turn the paper any which way they pleased. Here are some fabulous samples: Here are some Think Outside the Box shapes done in subsequent weeks: When students finish drawing their shapes they write about them using a simple sentence frame: "I turned my shape into a _________________." It's a fun and engaging way to start our Thursday, and the students look forward to seeing what shape I give them each week. Their ideas have been pure fabulousness!
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