Students describe how to get from one point in the school to another and try to follow each others' directions. Understand the variety of ways in which geometric shapes and objects can be measured. In connection with a unit on dinosaurs in science, students discuss the different ways in which the size of dinosaurs can be described. They record their results on dot paper. Investigate the occurrence of geometry in nature, art, and other areas.
Students create geometric patterns using potato prints.
Students decorate their classroom for the winter holidays using geometric shapes. Students examine and discuss geometric patterns found in works of art. References Burns, Marilyn. The Greedy Triangle . Scholastic, Inc., 1994.