Math Shapes

Math Shapes

 "I created 2D shapes!"-Allison

"I made a square.  It has four sides and four vertics," said Max.  Mrs. Duros asked, "What do you know about the four sides?"  Max replied, "They are all the same size!"

Students used popsicle sticks to design shapes. "Mrs. Duros come see the hexagon we made!  We know it has six sides and six points."-Isaiah

"I did a shape puzzle. I learned about a rhombus."-Alexis

A box full of various size sticks and pieces.  Students looked a pictures of shapes to replicate. This was a class favorite.

A basket full of rocks with painted lines.  Some lines were straight and other rocks had two lines to create corners.  What shapes can you make using rocks?

"We made squares and triangles!" -Morgan

Ruth said, "Triangles have three sides and three corners."

 Students were provided a variety of colored construction paper cut into different size strips.  The question: "What shapes can you make?"  Some used multiple shapes to create pictures, like a house.  They were challenged to write about what they designed.

Students used toothpicks and clay to make 3D shapes. "I made a cube.  It took me several tries because it kept falling down."-Josh

"I made a rectangle on the lego wall."-Isaiah

Isaiah wrote about the number of pieces that he used to build his shape.

 These are some of the books that were used to enhance studing shapes in class.  Many students love to be authors and illustrators of math books during free choice math time.  These books were used in the brainstorming process.