December is SHAPING Up!

I can't believe we are into December---Christmas is only 15 days AWAY!  YIKES!  For me, that means only 7 school days left of the semester to teach and assess before the next report cards go home.  Add into the mix a holiday movie here, 24 student made parent gifts there, and we'll be on winter vacation in no time!  Amidst all of the chaos, I am trying to get in some fun, hands-on activities with the owlets, because I LOVE the standards we're teaching in second right now!

We are currently in the middle of a geometry unit--focusing on 2D and 3D shapes!  I love taking a break from all of the computation strategies for some shape fun!  It's a nice reprieve for my kiddos that have struggled with addition and subtraction too!

We started the unit reading The Shape of Things and then creating our own shape transformations!  I gave my kids fun scrapbook paper to add onto their base shapes and turn their shapes into something new!  The final products were SO cute!  You can pick up a FREEBIE copy of this project by clicking the picture below!

I have also posted a few new items in my TPT store that I'm using to reinforce our learning of shapes during math games/stations!   Head over to my store to check out these fun products!

2D Shape Dominoes

3D Shape Puzzles

Hope you are finding calm among the chaos at this time of year!

Hootfully yours,

Lindsay