Key Issues in Teaching Shape and Space To Children: Week 10
Key Issues in Teaching Shape and Space To Children: Week 10
o Children
need
plenty
of
practical
experiences: many of the concepts are abstract and need personalizing. Task relating to the classroon o Any practical work should be accompanied by discussion of properties and correct names of shapes. o Children often feel confused about the names of shapes and need reinforcement. o Children often feel confused about names and properties of shapes. o Ask children to create their own glossary of the following words and illustrate them: Angle, acute, right, obtuse angle. o The useful of Floor Turtle and Logo helps children to understand the concept of angle. o Making patterns involving symmetry and tessellation are useful experience.
Week 10