Dear Parents, today in class we did....

Today's lesson was great fun, the kids loved it! This weeks lesson is about shapes. Yesterday, i introduced the kids to tangrams and had them make their own. Today, however, we tried to create different shapes from the tangrams. I showed some pictures from nature and helped the kids find shapes in the pictures. For example, Hailee was quick to discover that lily pads look like circles. The kids are learning so fast, I'm so proud of them!

After we looked at pictures and identified what shapes we could find, i gave the kids tangrams and let them show me a shape they could make with them. I than passed out a paper with shadow shapes on it and let the kids figure out what tangram shapes they would need to fill in the picture.

Here's an example of what this activity looked like. the kids had a card with a shape and had to figure out how to make the shape with the given tangrams.

The kids did well with the easier shadows, but as I increased the difficulty, their little minds began to struggle. This struggle is good for them, it shows they are thinking and beginning to develop critical thinking.

After the tangram activity, i provided the kids with a tally sheet:

I then let the kids explore the room for any shapes they could in everyday objects.
the kids loved it! they found so many objects. i look forward to tomorrows lesson when we can graph what we found.
Until tomorrow, thank you for reading and enjoy your evening.
Mrs. Conner :)