Fun with 2-D and 3-D shapes!

One of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics states, "(Geometry) Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes ~ Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components and drawing shapes."

On Friday, February 8th, our kindergarten students had lots of fun working on this standard.  First, they practiced drawing two-dimensional shapes on their individual whiteboards.  

Please encourage your child to practice drawing shapes at home.

Next, they used toothpicks and little bits of clay to create 
two-dimensional shapes. 

It was especially fun to stretch a square into a rhombus!

Mrs. Doiron had to break toothpicks in half, 

so the children could make rectangles.  

  

Finally, our kindergartners used Play-Doh to try to create 
three-dimensional shapes.

spheres

an attempt at a cylinder

an attempt at a cube

Cones were easier to make than cylinders and cubes!