Studying geometry? Make geometry more authentic by taking your class on a geometry walk around the school!
Provide your students with a list of things to look for appropriate to what they are learning in math, such as 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes, angles, lines, symmetry, and transformational movements.
Lead the students on a walk through the school, including the garden and playground areas. Point out that geometry is all around them - squares in the chain link fence, perpendicular lines in the brick wall, acute angles in the tree limbs, symmetry in a flower, etc. Then have the students write down or draw the examples of each concept that they see on the walk.
For an extra challenge, have students write down as many examples of each concept as they can. You can turn this into a game!
Students can work alone or with a partner.
Have fun!
