Shape Shapes Shapes

Shapes are fun!

Kindergarteners already have lots of experience with shapes. Shapes are everywhere! The last 2 weeks we have been exploring some 2Dimensional shapes. 2D shapes are FLAT. We have learned about how many sides and corners shapes have and that we can use smaller shapes to make big ones. Our kindies have also explored different pictures and designs they can make with pattern blocks. Here are some of our explorations. 

 

 

Challenge: Can you fill a triangle with other shapes? What shapes did you use? They were not allowed to leave any white spaces or go over the lines.

 
 


Challenge 2: How many different ways can you fill a hexagon? Seniors and Juniors worked together on this one.



Students from different groups showed the class their own way of making a hexagon.

 

At one of our stations we played on the light table. Using squares and triangles we explored different ways of building things.


More next week when we introduce 3Dimensional (3D) shapes.