Charlotte is in the middle of her second geometry block. The main topic is quadrilaterals. We've been forming different quadrilaterals with a piece of rope on the floor. We enter each quadrilateral into our main lesson book, describing its properties. Some artistic exercises complement our studies. We are also reading some "living books." To illustrate circumference we measured the circumference of our driveway with a trundle wheel. We then read Sir Cumference and the First Round Table (A Math Adventure)
and found an easier way to calculate circumference instead of simply adding the sides. Another book that is helpful for this block is Take Shapes, Lines and Letters
. Charlotte steckt mitten in ihrer zweiten Geometrieepoche. Das Haupthema sind die Vierecke. Wir haben verschiedene Vierecke mit einem Seil geformt. Jedes neue Viereck wird dann ins Heft gemalt und die dazugehörigen Eigenschaften werden dazugefügt. Auch einige künstlerische Übungen gehören dazu. Es gibt auch wie beim letzten Mal "lebendige Mathebücher". Um das Berechnen des Umfangs besser zu verstehen, haben wir erst ein Rechteck auf unserer Einfahrt mit einem Meßrad gemessen. Danach haben wir mehr dazu in Sir Cumference and the First Round Table gelesen. So kamen wir dann auf eine enfache Formel, um den Umfang eines Rechteckes zu berechen. Ein anderes hilfreiches Buch für diese Geometrieeinheit ist Take Shapes, Lines and Letters.
Trundle wheel/Meßrad
Forming a rectangle/Formen eines Rechtecks
Finding quadrilaterals/Entdecken von Vierecken
Rectangles/Rechtecke
Squares/Quadrate
Trapezoid and kite/Trapez und Drachen
Rhombus and parallelogram/Rhombus und Parallelogramm
oh fun! i need to get moving with chanda on her geometry. could you tell me where you picked up your trundle wheel?
ReplyDeletewe'll also probably do the PASS for chanda and the CAT for morgana this year.
it's cool again here!!! the weather is so capricious. thankfully, chanda was better today. no fever. maybe she just needed a day of sleep and rest . . (and nancy drew books!?? she's pulled out stuart little again. we read it aloud a few years ago, but she said she would like to reread it.)
What nice work Charlotte! Missy will write you soon and thank you for your lovely letter and pictures. We are trying to figure out what fun things to send you next :) Bye for now.
ReplyDeleteDas gefällt mir sehr: lebendige Mathematik! Super. Und das Buch gefällt mir auch. Schade gibt es das auf Deutsch nicht. Wir haben aber z.B. Lernkrimis http://www.amazon.de/Logli-Lernkrimis-r%C3%A4tselhafte-Beweis-Schuljahr/dp/3785550138/ref=pd_sim_b_5 das ist auch spannend.
ReplyDeleteI'm always amazed by the work you and the children achieve! All I can say is I'm really glad I don't have to organise testing and extra reports for Benedict. For sure we would both end up with less than satisfactory results!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs San xx
Hello Dorina, I ordered the trundle wheel at EAI, it's the one with the counter. You can view it here. The children have used it quite a bit and it has held up nicely.
ReplyDeleteHave you used the PASS and CAT tests before?
I hope that Chanda will recover soon. Give her all the best from us. We are supposed to get 1 inch of snow tomorrow! This has been a crazy April so far.
We are looking forward to your letter, Marlis.
ReplyDeleteDanke für den Buchhinweis, C. Unser Mathebuchbilderbuch gehört zu einer ganzen Reihe. Hier bieten die großen Schulbuchverlage viele Bilderbücher für den Matheunterricht an. Falls Dich das interessiert, kannst Du hier mal gucken.
ReplyDeleteHello San, thanks for the compliment. I often feel behind, though, especially in history. Do you have to do any testing in the U.K.? We have to start testing in grade 5 or six and do it every other year until grade 9. Then there is annual testing. New York is one of the strictest homeschooling states. In some states you only have to put together a portfolio of your child's work.
ReplyDeleteThankfully no testing, just an annual report and visit should we want one, which we invariably don't, LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a peaceful start to Holy Week and please God some sunshine and warmth!!
San xx
Even in the higher grades you don't have to do any testing?
ReplyDeleteDanke für den Buchhinweis. Ich finde diese Bücher wirklich interessant. Vielleicht verstehen meine Kinder bald genug Englisch damit wir eines dieser Bücher geniessen können.
ReplyDeleteDas Englisch ist nicht so schwer, aber es handelt sich um viel mathematisches Fachvokabular, was hier natürlich in den Mathebüchern steht. Das müßte man sich vielleicht auf einem Zettel zusammenstellen.
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