Today we were going to construct the shapes using marshmallows and toothpicks. We started off reviewing the shapes and their names. We played with the geoboards and I had the students to start by creating any shape they wanted on their board. When they were finished, I had the students count their sides and corners of their shape they created. This helped them distinguish what a corner and side is on a shape. Next, I called out a shape and they had to create their shape on the geoboard and I chose someone to tell me some of the characteristics of that shape.
Next, we moved on to creating the shapes with marshmallows and toothpicks. The students created all six shapes that we had been learning. When they finished building their shapes, I came around and checked them.
The last activity I had the students do, was to complete a worksheet, called "Round and Round".
-One thing I would have changed about the marshmallow activity, was to already have the toothpicks and marshmallows in separate bags for each student. It took up a lot of time passing everything out.
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