IPS/Butler University Laboratory School

Today, during Math Workshop, I asked the kids, “How many triangles fit into a square?” As we are talking about Geometry it important to think about more than just sides of shapes 🙂  The kids then got a chance to explore the question and try to come up with the answer.  The great thing is there isn’t just one answer!  The kids have to think about it, talk about it, and explain their reasoning.  This problem really made them think.  We had a lot of talking and explaining so I venture to say we will be working on this problem for a few more days!  I am proud of them for being able to think outside of the box and come up with multiple solutions with explanations.  Here are a few of the ways we answered this question today:

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