D-405 was an awesome place to be this week!
In math this week, we continued talking about angles. Students measured angles with a protractor, and then had practice drawing their own angles that measured a certain number of degrees. For example, they were asked, "Draw an angle that measures 60 degrees. How can you draw two angles that make up 60 degrees?" They did a great job with this!
Then, we began talking about symmetry. We talked about where we see and use symmetry in everyday life. We agreed that a line of symmetry is one that if you fold the image over it, it will fold over perfectly. This is different than just dividing that shape in half! For example, a rectangle can have a diagonal line from one vertex to the other, but if you folded it over that line, it would not align perfectly. Therefore, it is not a line of symmetry!
To review geometry and symmetry, we ended our week doing some "Geometry Origami!" This helped us review other ideas as well, including parallel lines, perpendicular lines, fractions, area, polygons, and perimeter. Ask your child to show you the box that they made! They had a great time with this.
In math this week, we continued talking about angles. Students measured angles with a protractor, and then had practice drawing their own angles that measured a certain number of degrees. For example, they were asked, "Draw an angle that measures 60 degrees. How can you draw two angles that make up 60 degrees?" They did a great job with this!
Then, we began talking about symmetry. We talked about where we see and use symmetry in everyday life. We agreed that a line of symmetry is one that if you fold the image over it, it will fold over perfectly. This is different than just dividing that shape in half! For example, a rectangle can have a diagonal line from one vertex to the other, but if you folded it over that line, it would not align perfectly. Therefore, it is not a line of symmetry!
To review geometry and symmetry, we ended our week doing some "Geometry Origami!" This helped us review other ideas as well, including parallel lines, perpendicular lines, fractions, area, polygons, and perimeter. Ask your child to show you the box that they made! They had a great time with this.
We have been teaching each other about amendments in the Bill of Rights during Social Studies. Many teams decided to perform a skit that summarizes their amendment and the important ideas in it. Ask your child which amendment seems the most important to them!