Geometry and Spatial Sense

Hello! Welcome to week 8 in Ms. L's class. Today the focus of my blog is on the math that we will be learning in class in the next few weeks. It is important that you practice what you are learning in class with the useful links that I have provided you with here on the blog. 

First, I'd like to explain the specific strand of mathematics that I am going to be concentrating on in the coming classes. According to the Ontario Ministry of Education (2006) Spatial sense is the intuitive awareness of one’s surroundings and the objects in them. Geometry helps us represent and describe objects and their interrelationships in space.A strong sense of spatial relationships and competence in using the concepts and language of geometry also support students’ understanding of number and measurement. 

Link #1: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/topic_t_3.html

- this link has several activities that allow the student to practice deciding if shapes are the same size and color, and if they match other shapes