Shape Creation Walk

During Spanish class on Friday, we reviewed the Spanish names for flat geometrical shapes. To reinforce our learning, we played the “Swatting Game.” Please ask us how it is played and we would love to share it with you.

After our wonderful Spanish class, we decided to take our learning to a different level. In connection to our tree study, the teachers introduced us to Andy Goldsworthy’s creations. Andy Goldsworthy is a sculptor, photographer and environmentalist whose media consist of nothing more than items from nature.  He creates exquisite sculptures from twigs and stones, leaves and snow. After looking at some photographs of his work of art in the pages of his book, Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature, we went for a walk. Inspired by his work, we went searching for natural items to create a shape. Once we formed a geometrical shape, we had to name it ... in Spanish.What a fun way to develop a basic understanding of geometry as we describe, name and create two-dimensional shapes and explore their properties. Ask us which one we made.