Geometry

We are well into our geometry unit. During this unit students will:

- identify shapes based on their defining attributes.
- build shapes with defining attributes.
- draw shapes with defining attributes.
- sort shapes by their defining attributes.
- recognize when an attribute is non-defining.
- use two or more 2-D shapes to create new shapes (e.g., put triangles together to make a rhombus or a hexagon).
-use two or more 3-D shapes to create new shapes (e.g., combine two right triangular prisms to create -a right rectangular prism).
-make new shapes from composite shapes.
-recognize what shapes are used to make composite shapes.
-partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares.
-describe equal shares as halves, fourths, or quarters.
use the phrases half of, fourth of, or quarter of.

I encourage you to discuss 2-D and 3-D shapes with your children at home. Notice all the shapes in our world!