Do you remember your basic geometry? We're learning about triangles right now- eqilateral, isosceles, scalene, and right. We are also learning to make rainbirds. There are some indians in New Mexico that put the image of the rainbird on many of their items of daily use. A rainbird who is "happy" and full of water is made with a right triangle for a body. One who is drinking water is made from an isosceles traingle, and it looks like it's tilted in a downward angle. A "dancing" rainbird is made from a scalene triangle. A full rainbird is equilateral. The kids made cards from their drawings of rainbirds. Originally, I was thinking we were going to make a mobile from our drawings. The kids held on to theirs while I went back to the computer to make a triangle quiz. I was a bit worried that the test would be too hard because they hadn't had enough study time.
When I went back to the living room they were playing a game like "Go Fish" with their pictures. I heard Josie call it "Catch the Rainbird". Josie was asking Jake for a happy rainbird. He said "which?" She said "the one with the right triangle." And he would pass it too her. Then he'd ask for a dancing one, and she would say "scalene?" and he would say yes.
They didn't even know they were studying. This is homeschooling at its finest.
2 comments:
I just came from a 45 year class reunion where we talked about having a teacher for algebra that taught us nothing! I think I need to be in your home school.
Grandma Ruth
I love the cat under the table..."did someone say something about catching birds?"
You know it's going well when the kids create their own games and take on the learning on their own terms. What a neat way to teach triangles...
wenso
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