#90: What First Day Of School Activities Should I Use? - A Math Mentoring Moment

<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>That there is</span> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>Whitney Becker - a middle school math teacher from Alabama. Whitney joined us to discuss what activities are great on the first day of school to show students what we as teachers value instead of just going over the rules and syllabus. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>This is another  Math Mentoring Moment episode where we talk with a member of the Math Moment Maker Community who is working through struggles and together we brainstorm possible next steps and strategies to overcome them.</span></p> <p><strong>You’ll Learn: </strong></p> <ul> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>What activities should I use on the first day of school?</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How do I show my students what I value early in the course? </span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>What activities are good for group work? </span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Should we do a math activity on the first day?</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Resources:</strong><span style='font-weight: 400;'> </span></p> <ul> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><a href='https://tasks.illustrativemathematics.org/content-standards/tasks/469'> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>Cell Phone Problem From Illustrative Math</span></a><span style='font-weight: 400;'> </span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><a href='https://blog.mrmeyer.com/2016/what-do-you-do-on-the-first-day-of-school/'> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>What Do You Do On The First Day Of School? - Dan Meyer</span></a></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><a href='https://www.saravanderwerf.com/week-1-day-1-name-tents-with-feedback/'> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>Name Tents</span></a></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><a href='https://makemathmoments.com/episode36/'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How To Start The School Year Off Right / Episode 36</span></a></li> <li