Connect students directly to the concept in a personal way. Capture students' attention by initiating a group problem-solving activity before delivery of instruction. Begin with a situation that is familiar to students and builds on what they already know. Construct a learning experience that allows diverse and personal student responses. Facilitate the work of cooperative teams of students.
Quadrilateral concentration game.
Objective: The students will recognize similarities of quadrilaterals.
Activity: Quadrilateral concentration game to introduce similarities (congruence). (In groups of 3-5) For each turn a player turns up two playing cards. The object is to name as many common properties as possible in 30 seconds. Group members decide if the characteristics are valid. Each member keeps track of their own score. After each player takes the same amount of turns, the game is over. The winner is the player with the highest score.
