Inman studies 2-D shapes hands-on

Inman studies 2-D shapes hands-on

Inman Elementary made their study of 2-D shapes immersive and delicious.  As part of the 1st grade’s math unit on geometry, students used pretzels and icing to build 2-D shapes like squares, trapezoids, rectangles, rhombus and hexagons.  Teacher Kim Baxter said the goal was to take learning beyond just naming shapes by offering a tactile way to make the lesson memorable.  “Students were so excited and discussed shape names, vertices, sides and h…