Seventh grade students at Clyde A. Erwin Middle School recently celebrated Pi Day with an interactive breakout box activity in Laura Gosnell’s math class.
The hands-on lesson challenged students to rotate through five stations, solving problems related to circles, vocabulary, and real-world applications of pi. Designed as both a review and an engagement strategy, the activity helped reinforce concepts students first learned earlier in the year, some during weather-related remote learning. Students worked together to unlock clues leading to a final prize- cookies hidden inside a breakout box.
“I am always looking for ways to really help the students engage,” Gosnell said. “And I’m seeing a lot of excitement today.”
The result was a classroom full of energy, problem-solving, and deeper understanding, showing how creative approaches can make math both meaningful and fun.
“I really liked using math to unscramble a word in the first puzzle,” said seventh grade student Vicky. “I love working as a team, and I feel like I’m really getting it.”
