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Direct linkSinger, Bethany; Shafer, Kathryn G. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2018
Building physical models is a natural activity for children and provides a context for lessons on two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) shapes. However, children do not think of their models as prisms, cylinders, and pyramids. Their creations are spaceships, tunnels, castles, and nets on the floor. Creating these types of shapes with…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Skills
