Math Update

Thank you for sending in so many interesting objects for our shapes museum! After learning about each shape in class, it was such an powerful authentic application of these skills! The children learned the differences/similarities between the pyramid, rectangular prism, cylinder, sphere, and cone. Using “Magneatos,” the children worked in small groups to build a variety of different pyramids. We noticed that the name of the pyramid was based on the shape of its base (ex: triangular pyramid, square pyramid, hexagonal pyramid, etc.) The students learned about the apex (point on top), and counted the vertices, edges and faces. They were eager to point out each of these terms on the shapes they created! Finally, the children learned this week about symmetry. They learned that symmetry means the same on both sides, and if the line of symmetry exists, it is down the middle. Through our practice we realized that some shapes have zero lines of symmetry, while others have many! The children took their unit 5 assessment, and are ready to move on to unit 6 "next year!"