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geometry
By Tom

I always introduce my kids to geometry via the book "Sir Cumference and the Knights of the Round Table." It is a fabulous book with a lot of play on words (Sir Cumference = circumference is married to Lady Di of Ameter =
diameter and they have a son named Radius. Also there is a character named Geo of Metry. The book introduces the shapes and is told along the lines of Sir Arthur. The author (can't remember right off hand) also has another book on angles that has the same characters. Terrific! FYI: a great way to end a geometry unit is to have the students create a geometry pictionary. Give them a

list of shapes, solids, lines, etc. to draw or trace and the construction paper to create the bookl. For those that need more of a chalenge, have them look through magazines and newspapers to find pictures that represent the shapes and solides, etc. Teaching geometry can be fun!