Episode 2: The Raging River

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The Raging River

Welcome to the second episode, "The Raging River!" In this episode, I take you through an end of the unit math review, which incorporated using families (groups) to defeat crossing the raging river. I used the river like a boss, in boss battles, and students had to defeat crossing the river successfully with their families. Enjoy

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