Shapes Shapes Shapes (MAT 257)
Oh, the shapes that you will see when you study geometry! haha, That is a total rip off of a Dr. Suess book, but it could be fun to plan a lesson using that theme. In class, we did centers which are so fun! I can't wait to plan centers for my future students. They really help engage the students and give a variety of opportunities to learn. Our centers involved the use of Ipads, building gumdrop structures, building shapes out of paper, and more. All super interactive, and fun. I took pictures of the center where we had the net outline of a polyhedron.(shown above) We cut them out, folded, and taped them together to form a 3D version. This really allowed us to visualize the shapes, and identify the vertices, edges, and faces. Throughout the centers, we were required to fill out 10 cards with a different shape and its characteristics. In the end, we had visualized these shapes in several different ways. Overall a very engaging lesson.