Creating Engaging Lessons for Mathematics Through Partner Work, Games, and Interleaved Practice

Abstract

his curriculum project was constructed to increase student engagement through partner work, games, and interleaved practice. This project presents exemplar lessons across Algebra I and Algebra II content that develop student-centered classrooms. Partner work, gamification, and interleaved practice can engage students and help them to develop their problem-solving skills. Four lessons present four unique games that use partner work followed by homework that presents interleaved practice. The lessons are non-sequential but are held together by a common theme of creating student engagement within the algebra classroom. The keys for all instructional materials are provided in the appendix.