Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Geometry Part 2

As you saw the other night, my students have been learning about shapes and geometry!  I posted this anchor chart picture last week.


Today, we began studying the rules of polygons.  We talked about the rules of polygons:

A shape that has three or more straight edges.
The edges meet their corners...no gaps!


We made polygons using straws (thin) and twist-ties. 

Trapezoid!

Rectangle!

Square!

Triangle!
Tomorrow, we'll learn about 3-D shapes!  Look for a post about them in the next day or two!

3 comments:

Cathy Stupar said... Best Blogger Tips[Reply to comment]Best Blogger Templates

Sound like Everyday math to me!
Cathy

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Miss J
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Janice said... Best Blogger Tips[Reply to comment]Best Blogger Templates

This looks like a great activity. I'd like to do this with my kids. Can you tell me how the red and white pieces are connected, please.

Janice

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