Sunday, March 27, 2011
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Pictures of Polygon People
(The teacher will post the pictures once all Wanted descriptions are posted.)
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WANTED: Girl
Wanted: A girl with a hexagon head and two rhombuses as feet. She has a rectangular body and neck. She also has rectangular hair and two isosceles eyes.
Created by: *student name
Created by: *student name
WANTED: Electro
Electo has two brown rectangles on his head black square head. He has yellow parallelogram eyes with 5 square white teeth. He has 2 black rectangle legs and arms.
Wanted For: Stole 80 years of town electricity
Reward: $5,000,000,000
Created by: *student name
Wanted For: Stole 80 years of town electricity
Reward: $5,000,000,000
Created by: *student name
Lesson Plan
Click here for the lesson plan- Scroll down and click the file titled Day 5 Lesson Plan- Polygon Person
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
New Assignment: Create a Wanted: Polygon Person Posters
The students will create a Wanted: Polygon Person poster by using all the different types of polygons- triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and octagons- to create a person. For example, the student can use any polygon such as a hexagon for the head of the person and two equilateral triangles for the eyes, etc. After designing a person, the students will write a paragraph describing their person by using appropriate geometry terms on an index card. They will transfer their written description onto the blog as a post. Once all 'Wanted' posters are created, students will be responsible for matching the description with the polygon person.
Welcome!
Welcome to my first blog! I am creating this blog to go along with my geometry unit for my third grade students. The students have been learning about the different types of polygons and the next assignment will be a performance based assessment that they will complete in class. Stay tuned!
So, why exactly am I doing this? Well, I find it essential that students have the opportunity to use technology for assignments because not only does it prepare them for the future, it also maintains a great sense of motivation and engagement. With this assignment, students can easily use the internet and create blog posts in a safe environment. Posting their Wanted descriptions during class does not take too much time and within two days, the entire class will have had plenty of time to post. The follow up assignment at home will require students to navigate through my blog and add any comments that are appropriate. Parents should monitor their child throughout the homework assignment.
So, why exactly am I doing this? Well, I find it essential that students have the opportunity to use technology for assignments because not only does it prepare them for the future, it also maintains a great sense of motivation and engagement. With this assignment, students can easily use the internet and create blog posts in a safe environment. Posting their Wanted descriptions during class does not take too much time and within two days, the entire class will have had plenty of time to post. The follow up assignment at home will require students to navigate through my blog and add any comments that are appropriate. Parents should monitor their child throughout the homework assignment.
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