PLAYGROUND GEOMETRY

Gets Elementary School Student Out of the Classroom and Onto the Playground Drawing Geometric Figures Using Euclidean Construction Methods.

A simple string substitutes for a straight edge and compass. 

Children, working in groups of three, first first connect dots illustrating the idea of a straight line and line segment.  The work through a tiling proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and conclude with drawing a five pointed star.

Click here to view chapter ONE, LINES, of the Teacher's Guide.

The complete manuscript is available free for evaluations to teachers. To obtain  PDF copy please e-mail the author at bill@alphaspectrum.com.  Please include the name of your school and agree to provided an evaluation of the text and/or how students responded to it.

Click here to view chapter ELEVEN, SYMMETRY, of the Teacher's Guide.

Chapters

1.   Lines

2.   Circles

3.   Lines & Circles

4.   Triangles

5.   Circles &Triangles

6.   Squares & Area

7.   The Pythagorean Theorem

8.   Coorinates

9.   Reverse Pythagorean Theorem

10. Fractiles

11. Symmetry

12. Geometric Graffiti