Today I tried something new in class.  Since we have a two hour block period, I wanted to get some fun and interactive activities for the students and get them moving and not so sluggish.  I started out the class with a Simon Dice "Simon Says" activity.  That focused on the possessive pronouns and body parts, I found two online hangman games that offered a fun and interactive way to review and learn about numbers and the months and seasons.  The lesson plan went far more smoothly in my mind than any of the classes I've taught up do this date and the students seemed to enjoy the activity.  The activities were relevant to the material that we are currently covering and most of the students paid attention.  The down side of the activity with that many students had to wait a turn before they could speak or have a turn at the Promethean board.  Because we have so many students, some of the students drifted off into their own conversations instead of paying attention to the activity.  Overall, however the students were paying more attention and there was a higher level of engagement than other methods I have used in class.  It was also nice to mix up the activities and make some variety.  The white boards were the vehicle for the main activity in class and that was a translation that reviewed all the material learned in sections 3.1 and 3.2.