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World of shapes

October 20, 2022 at 4:32 PM

Our children in the Pōhutukawa room have been enhancing their mathematical skills and knowledge through learning about shapes. This started with the children producing some creative work using a variety of materials. By challenging our children to create structures, they learned the spatial features of shapes, sorted them by their appearance and in doing so, had their initial exposure to geometry.

We further encouraged our children to extend their understanding of shapes through drawing. We helped them identify two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes, participate in fun activities such as shape hunting around the playground and at the new Girls’ School, and identify images on the blackboards and recreate them using small matchsticks.

In addition to learning about shapes, these engagements are a form of social learning that promote participation while also giving our children a safe space to develop their leadership skills by helping their peers.

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