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JANUARY 2, 2008: LESSON #6: 3D SHAPES
Often times, parents claim that their children know all of their shapes
at early ages. The shapes they tend to be referring to are the basic
circle, triangle, rectangle, and square. But, there are many 2D shapes
(rhombus, trapezoid, hexagon, octagon, and more!) that children need
to name in elementary school. In addition, there are several 3D shapes
children need to know as well! The more parents can talk to children
at home about these shapes, the more prepared Munchkins will be for
school!
Remember, we live in a 3D world, so introducing children to 3D shapes
at home is easy!
A chant that was shown on Fox 31 News today is:
2D's FLAT LIKE...!
PAPER!
Here are a list of 3D Shapes activities parents can do with their
kids! Remember, making math fun is important!
- A ball is simply a sphere. So ask your child to find spheres in
the house. Or, get a pile of balls and ask them to find the largest
sphere. Or, they can find the smallest sphere! Four and five year olds
can place the spheres in order from largest to smallest, or smallest to
largest!
- Cylinders are everywhere in houses! Show your child a can of soup,
a soda can, or a paper towel roll. Get a rectangular piece of paper.
Tape it to the side of a can of veggies for decoration! Can your
child find any more cylinders in the house?
- Cubes are square boxes. When playing games with dice, be sure to
use the word "cube" often. A fun game upper-elementary kids like is
called "Guess the Number". Roll the dice. Have the child guess the
number on the bottom of the dice. The sum of
the top number and the bottom
number is always 7! So, for example, if you roll a 5, the bottom
number will be a two! If you roll a 1, the bottom number will be a 6! Have
fun!
- Rectangular prisms are very common in houses. Parents, a
rectangular prism is a similar shape to a tissue box or a pencil box. Many
books are rectangular prisms, too! Go on a rectangular prism hunt,
searching for them all over the house!
- Go to the website for more ideas!
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