Geometry

In Math we have been spending a good chunk of time studying geometrical shapes and their attributes. This week we observed several quadrilaterals and made the following observations of what they all had in common:

straight sides

closed shape (no openings)

four sides

four vertices

four angles

four corners

We then discussed how other polygons follow the same rules and pattern. Ex. Pentagons all have five vertices, five angles and five corners, etc. We discussed the prefixes and their meanings as well:

Tri in triangle means three

quad = four

penta = five

hexa = six

hepta - seven

octo = eight

Next we played a game in partnerships where both students look at the same attribute card 

(ex. quadrilateral with only two parallel sides) and then each draw their own shape following the description. The children then reveal their drawings to one another and compare how they are similar and how they are different.  For example, both shapes in the first photo are pentagons, but each look very different. The children had fun then turning their shapes into pictures.