Warm-up exercises are a great way to get students involved in the next lesson. Incorporating fun activities motivates students to stay focused. I will use warm-up exercises related to social studies, current events, and history or perhaps incorporate a word problem or two when I begin teaching social studies to middle school students. I don't think warm-ups always need to be directly related to the class, sometimes they are just used to get students thinking. Interestingly, many of the same techniques (such as using warm-up exercises) used with children also work with adult students. I think my classmates and I really enjoyed the fun exercises you provided. I noticed that I increased my ability to solve homework problems. The skills I gained during the last quarter have started to really sink in. I am applying previously learned concepts to new lessons. With the repetition of old ideas, I am starting to have a solid understanding of basic mathematical concepts. With this new confidence, I am willing to answer more questions in class than I was at the beginning of the quarter. My confidence level has definitely increased. I also find myself getting correct answers more often than before. Using manipulatives to teach mean, median, and modality was very helpful. Instead of just reading the definition in the textbook, I have a conceptual or practical application for how to define the term statistics. Using different types of graphs or charts to show statistics is a great way to visualize data. I prefer to create graphs and charts to show data, I can understand these types of patterns better than I can understand data written in a paragraph. Using the image… in the center of the card… was wrong and I knew how to fix it. I did it and I got it! It was so easy, it had never happened to me before. I realize that sometimes math problems take time to solve. The answers don't always come out. In these situations, it is helpful to know different resolution strategies. I may have to try different strategies until I find the one that works best. I'm so happy to actually see some progress in my ability to do math. I have a new perspective on how I will teach math to my students. I definitely don't have the anxiety I had at the beginning of the term. I will not show anxiety to my students when teaching unfamiliar subjects, as I will only hinder their progress and learning. I will show them that math is easy by giving them positive feedback and allowing them to use different techniques that suit their learning style.