Beginning Geometry

We began our geometry unit today by reading Perfect Square  by Michael Hall and the girls brainstormed the attributes of a square.  They also learned some new vocabulary words that we will be using quite a bit during our unit. (Make sure to ask them what a vertex is?)  They then returned to their seats and had to create squares out of Model Magic.  This was a difficult task for some, as the girls had to be creative in order to make a square with equal sides. We also moved on and discussed the attributes of a triangle.