The first graders learned the difference between geometric shapes and free form shapes. We talked about how geometric shapes are shapes with names, like circle, square, oval, rectangle etc..A free form shape is a shape without a name - or a made up shape.
To help reinforce geometric shapes, I had the kids use different colored construction paper to cut out geometric shapes to make a robot. Their robot could only be constructed using geometric shapes. They had a blast putting together their robot as well as thinking about what kind of robot to make. They made buttons that said things like: make my room or clean my room. Ahhh, if we only had a robot to do all things WE do around the house....what would your robot do?
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