Yup! This week in 3B we covered a little bit of new terrain in the realm of shapes. We continued to get used to the idea of the “diamond” shape as its mathematical name of rhombus. We looked at rhombuses on the dry-erase board, as small pieces used in puzzles, and on the top of one of our bubble wands for our bubble science experiments. ‘Rhombus’ is quickly becoming a familiar word in 3B!
During our bubble exploration, we incorporated various shapes by using bubble wands with triangles, rectangles, rhombuses (of course!), and more on the top. We asked the children what shapes the bubbles would be when blown from the wands with different shapes, to which the overwhelming response was that the bubbles would be the shape on top of the wand. Naturally, all the bubbles came out round, which gave us a chance to begin learning the name of yet another shape that we know well; the sphere. Most of the children know the shape of a bubble as a circle or a ball, of course, so we enjoyed introducing the vocabulary of, and trying to pronounce, sphere. Fun stuff!
Lastly, in our exploration of shapes this week we found yet another shape name to introduce. In 3B we have a set of puzzles with geometric pieces that we commonly use. Using this set as part of our shapes focus, we took out a trapezoid and asked if anyone knew the name of the shape. While none of them knew the name, they were very happy to learn it. There were some giggles in the group at the word “trapezoid”. Later in the day, some of the friends held up tiles and said, “It’s a trapezoid, Adam!” 3B loves to learn!
Reminders:
Monday is picture day for Buckle My Shoe! We will be taking a class picture and individual pictures as well. Siblings will also get pictures taken together. Can’t wait to see them!
Valentine’s Day is next Friday, and we will be celebrating with a potluck breakfast in 3B from 9-10. We are looking forward to having as many of you as special guests as we can. There will be food and a group activity. Tereza will be sending out the food sign-up sheet this weekend.
Have a great weekend 3B Families!
