Geometry

Family Members,

Today my class started a Geometry unit. Students will learn how to name and describe plane shapes and solid figures. Some of the math vocabulary you can help your child to understand are: solid figure - a solid figure has length, width, and height; edge - an edge is a place where two surfaces meet ( a cube has 12 edges) ; plane shapes - plane shapes are shapes that lie on a flat surface.
A home activity that could help your child develop a good understanding of how these geometric figures are found in the real world would be a shape hunt. Look around your house to find household items such as cereal boxes or party hats, potato chip cans, vegetable cans, ice cream cones, etc. Ask your child to write down the solid figures found and to name the plane shapes that make up their surfaces.