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Sue Looney - Math Consultant

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

Yes please!!

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

YESSS!!!!

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

And that falls right in line with the Van Hiele’s research - explore and describe and then attach the vocabulary after.

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for chatting and thinking about geometry. It’s often left until the end of the year but we can truly embrace geometric thinking every day as it connects to the world around us! In doing so children develop critical thinking skills that carry over into all areas of learning.

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

❤️ yes it’s the worst!!

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

That discuss and explore piece brings in the language to talk about what children are discovering.

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

Very beautiful - kids often naturally design with symmetry which I find fascinating!

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

I am super curious about your tile farm!

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

I hope you feel better soon! Rest up!

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

Love the connection to the face of a cube!

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

Beautiful!

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

I agree - this is so important in developing a robust and deep understanding of a shape.

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

Q6 #ElemMathChat #LooneyMath

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

Activities that ask students to describe, to sort, to categorize, to compare and contrast all help move students to a deeper understanding of shape.

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

Q5 #ElemMathChat #LooneyMath

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

Love that! And when a student says things like this isn’t a triangle it is a clue to their level of understanding. They are attending to the shape visually and as a whole vs analyzing its attributes. They haven’t attained the next level of understanding which is descriptive.

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

A3 when we introduce the rectangle first and then the square as a SPECIAL rectangle because it has all equal sides it helps children
Think categorically about these two shapes and to attend to their critical attributes.

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

Q3 #ElemMathChat #LooneyMath

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

Exploration and hands on manipulation is so important!!

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

Q4 #ElemMathChat #LooneyMath

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

Q3 #ElemMathChat #LooneyMath

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

Q2 #ElemMathChat #LooneyMath

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

Q1 #ElemMathChat #LooneyMath

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 1d

We tend to fall either into the loved geometry or didn’t love geometry camp. Theres isn’t much middle ground there!! Interesting … it was the one math class I almost failed!

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 2d

Great seeing you even briefly in Atlanta!

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