Geometry

Kindergarten students come to the study of geometry with a great deal of practical experience as they have been seeing and interacting with shapes in their environment all their lives. The Kindergarten geometry unit helps students observe shapes more carefully, focus on the characteristics of different shapes, and begin to describe the similarities and differences they see. The activities that we engage in capitalize on the knowledge of shapes that students bring to the classroom and provide opportunities for them to expand and build on what they already know.

To begin our geometry unit, we looked at various shapes and hunted around the room to find items that were made of that shape- for example, books are shaped like rectangles. We used pattern block shapes to fill in shape outlines, and made a book of shapes which included the sentence "A _______is a ____________until you add___________and then it's a ________________.  The student would cut out a shape, glue it to a page, and add details to complete their shape story. So, for example, "A circle is a circle until you add 2 circles and 4 ovals and then it's a bear."

Until Next Time,
Michele