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Spy Lab Classroom Transformation

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                                                            You mean it’s possible to make a scripted math lesson…. Fun?!?! YES!!! When Rock Your School day falls on the day of your formal observation, magic can still happen! I took a big risk and completed a room transformation during my form observation. My students were on a mission to find our missing school mascot! We used the exact same math lesson that we would have been doing anyway, from a "scripted curriculum," but my coworkers and I put our heads together to add in a few key components: 🔍 Build suspense. I put "Missing Eagle" signs around the school the week leading up to our lesson. Even students in other classes were engaged and interested in finding out what was going on. On the day of the lesson, I put caution tape on my door.  🔍 Decorate the room: black lights, white string (to look like lasers), and some Mission Impossible music from YouTube on loop go a long way!! Here are some links I used for i