Results (
Vietnamese) 1:
[Copy]Copied!
• “Shapes with six sides are hexagons.”• “Shapes with four sides are squares and rectangles.”• “Shapes with three sides are triangles.”• “Shapes with no sides are circles.”The students who sorted by corners also shared their sorting strategy with the class. Allowing these groups to communicate their reasoning about the blocks enabled the other groups to see alternative ways of sorting, which gave them a different perspective on the blocks. NCTM’s Communication Process Standards support this strategy (NCTM 2000). As a class, we discussed the number of categories that would be associated with sorting on the basis of either corners or number of sides. The class concluded that four categories would result for the number of sides and two categories for the other way. To assess understanding, we instructed the groups to replicate the sorts. During this part of the lesson, we were able to gauge students’ prior knowledge; they were knowledgeable about the most distinctive characteristics of the blocks: color and type of shape. Additionally, they were knowledgeable about specific vocabulary terms: sides and corners. This information assisted us in transitioning into the next sorting activity, which was for students to identify the remain- der of block characteristics.Neither of the groups considered sorting the attribute blocks on the basis of relative size or thickness. So, to further extend their geometric thinking, two blocks were displayed: a large, thick, red circle and a small, thin, yellow circle. Then, we posed the following question, “Can someone tell me the difference between these two shapes?”A female student stated, “One is big, and one is small.”A male student offered, “One is red, and one is yellow.”These correct statements encouraged a third observation: “One is fat, and one is skinny.” We referred to these shapes as thick and thin.To clarify students’ understanding, the class was instructed to find all the thin shapes and then all the big shapes. Sharing and discussion made clear that most students could identify all the characteristics of each shape.
Being translated, please wait..
