Exploring shape; categorizing shapes

December 10, 2011

The children have been exploring shape. I begin this session by asking the children what a shape is. They call out their own theories and add to and challenge each other’s theories. Ryan: It’s lines Nia: Not only lines, because it’s curves too. Hal: Yes, lines and curvey shapes Nikhil: Like circle because circle is [...]

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Exploring shape; the beginning

December 10, 2011

We have begun a collaborative inquiry into shape. The central idea is that the paths and boundaries of natural space can be described by shape, which helps us to understand and explain our world. We want the children to develop their understanding that shapes have characteristics that can be described and compared, and to begin [...]

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