Dear Family,

Your child is learning about geometry and the solid figures and shapes found around us. He or she is describing, classifying, and analyzing solid figures by their attributes and will use the terms face, edge, and vertex in some of his or her descriptions. Your child will also learn about lines, angles, and polygons. She or he will learn how to classify triangles and quadrilaterals based on their angles and line segments.Here are two activities that you can do at home that will extend your child’s knowledge of solids and shapes.

Respectfully,
Ms. Mitchell

Solid Figure Search

Ask your child to name each of these solid figures: cylinder, sphere, cube, rectangular prism, pyramid, and cone. Then have your child find an example of each at home or in your neighborhood.

Map It Out!

Materials: map or atlas

Maps can be a great tool to reinforce geometric vocabulary and understanding. Using a map of your

community, city, or state, you and your child can locate points, lines, angles, and shapes. Challenge your child to find acute angles, parallel or intersecting lines, or an obtuse triangle.