This week in 3/4A we began investigating 3D shapes. 

The students loved making shapes using toothpicks and blu tack, starting with common shapes such as cubes and rectangular prisms and then expanding their builds to include more obscure prisms and pyramids. We have continued our morphology focus from English into Maths by noting the Latin prefixes which indicate the number of sides in 2D shapes, such as hex- meaning 6 sides. This made unfamiliar names such as "hexagonal prism" like a puzzle to decode, where students quickly began making connections to construct their models. 

There was just as much enthusiasm when it came to drawing 3D shapes on paper, including isometric dot paper which proved to be a challenge that students were passionate about mastering!

After building our models, students discussed features such as faces, vertices, and edges. This knowledge was helpful when playing games like "Headbands" and "Kahoot!"

Now that we feel more confident with our shapes knowledge, over the coming week, teams of students will design and construct geometric cities. Watch this space!