My Journey through Education

Nets Activity  I would do a similar activity in my class by having them guess before starting how many and which ones could be folded into a box without the lid. After taking a vote we would test it out as a class. I think by doing it as a class it would be easier for students because they could talk it out with each other.   I thought the activity was pretty simple I knew from the start that the one with 5 in a straight line wouldnt work and same with the one that had 2 blocks touching 2 blocks so that meant I only needed to come up with 2 more that wouldnt work. I had a little trouble with the other 2 that didn't work and need to fold them to make sure I was right. Some problems I think students would have it possibly ripping the pieces or not folding the blocks on the lines so it might not look like a block without a lid.  What grade level do you think an activity like this would best work for? Or could this be something used by all grade levels? Tex...

Quick Images Video In this video the first image the teacher shows the students is one that to be I would describe as a moon with a small circle in the middle of it. After showing the students the shape 2 types and allowing them time to draw the shape they talk about it as a class. One thing the teacher says is she asked the students is the shape reminds them of anything. This is a good way to remember things because you are comparing it to an actual item. One student says what I stated in the beginning that is looks like a moon. Another student compares the shape to the letter C. Other students name things that is reminds them of, this shows that there isn't just 1 correct answer for questions like this.  Did you think of anything else that is looks like that the students didn't say? Shapes and Geometric Definitions My definitions for these geometric terms come from many years ago in elementary school or maybe even before that in preschool. I just always remember that...

Key Ideas in Geometry What are the key ideas of geometry that you want your students to work through during the school year? The key ideas of geometry I want my students to work through during the school is to better understand shapes and their attributes.Having my students be able to name different shapes just by knowing their sides or angles is a huge start. In my field experience class they just started working on this and some kids are having trouble, I never thought as just being able to name different shapes would be that hard for students but this has now proved me wrong. I feel as those for the other key ideas that I would want my students to learn would have to depend on what grade I end up teaching. Are there key ideas that you think are more important than others? Van Hiele Levels and Polygon Properties I think that the power point was very informative. I never thought about students being at different levels to understand a concept. I just thought about d...