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Documenting Spatial Reasoning in the Full-Day Kindergarten Program

Resources Used

Article – Paying Attention to Spatial Reasoning

Source: Literacy Numeracy Secretariat

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/LNSPayingAttention.pdf

Website – The Robertson Program: Inquiry-Based Teaching in Mathematics and Science

https://wordpress.oise.utoronto.ca/robertson/

Resource – Taking Shape: Activities to develop Geometric and Spatial Thinking Grades K-2

Author: Joan Moss, Catherine D. Bruce, Bev Caswell, Tara Flynn, Zachary Hawes

Publisher: Pearson Canada

http://www.pearsoncanadaschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PS2uLd

Document – The Kindergarten Program 2016

https://files.ontario.ca/books/kindergarten-program-en.pdf

Resource – Pedagogical Documentation in Early Childhood

Author: Susan Stacey

Resource – How Does Learning Happen? – Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years

Ministry of Education

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/childcare/HowLearningHappens.pdf

Resources Created

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Students are shown a variety of cards and must try to find the symmetrical match to their cards

Activity – Symmetry Card Game

Students are shown a variety of cards and must try to find the symmetrical match to their cards

Looking at Reflective Symmetry as a next step for students in their work on symmetry

Research – Reflection Symmetry (2)

Looking at Reflective Symmetry as a next step for students in their work on symmetry

Beginning stages of reflective symmetry as students independently create using materials

Research – Reflection Symmetry Initial

Beginning stages of reflective symmetry as students independently create using materials

Students are challenged to create as many structures as possible using three or four cubes

Research – The Cube Challenge

Students are challenged to create as many structures as possible using three or four cubes

Reflecting on the Mother Bird lesson

Research – Mother Bird (3)

Reflecting on the Mother Bird lesson

Inviting students to participate in the Mother Bird experience

Research – Mother Bird (1)

Inviting students to participate in the Mother Bird experience

Examining how students are thinking through the Mother bird task

Research – Mother Bird (2)

Examining how students are thinking through the Mother bird task

Students were challenged to create a variety of structures using three or four cubes

Activity – The Cube Challenge

Students were challenged to create a variety of structures using three or four cubes

Challenging students thoughts and ideas during the cube challenge

Activity – The Cube Challenge (2)

Challenging students thoughts and ideas during the cube challenge

Creating symmetrical designs using pattern blocks

Activity – Symmetry With Pattern Blocks

Creating symmetrical designs using pattern blocks

Using sticker tiles to create symmetry on grid and plain paper

Activity – Symmetry On Grids

Using sticker tiles to create symmetry on grid and plain paper

Listening and looking carefully to recreate drawings using visual memory

Activity – Can You Draw This?

Listening and looking carefully to recreate drawings using visual memory

Students are shown a pre-made structure and challenged to recreate it using their memory

Activity – See It, Build It, Check It

Students are shown a pre-made structure and challenged to recreate it using their memory

Using pentominoes to create symmetrical designs in partners

Activity – Pentomino Symmetry Game

Using pentominoes to create symmetrical designs in partners

Creating puzzles using pentominoes and challenging friends to figure out which pieces were used and/or how to fill in the puzzle with the given pieces

Activity – Pentomino Puzzle Challenge

Creating puzzles using pentominoes and challenging friends to figure out which pieces were used and/or how to fill in the puzzle with the given pieces

Using pattern blocks to explore symmetry. Students were given half of the puzzle and challenged to create the other half.

Activity – Pattern Block Symmetry Puzzles

Using pattern blocks to explore symmetry. Students were given half of the puzzle and challenged to create the other half.

Mother Bird – looking at the top view of the structure and challenging students to create different structures with the same top view

Activity – Mother Bird

Mother Bird – looking at the top view of the structure and challenging students to create different structures with the same top view

Creating structures with a given top view

Activity – Mother Bird (3)

Creating structures with a given top view

Creating structures with a given top view

Activity – Mother Bird (2)

Creating structures with a given top view

Independently creating symmetrical designs

Activity – Independent Exploration Of Symmetry

Independently creating symmetrical designs

Independently exploring symmetry using a variety of materials

Activity – Exploring Symmetry

Independently exploring symmetry using a variety of materials

Discovering how different shapes can be used to create a variety of hexagons. Challenging students to find out what is the most or least amount of shapes you can use to fill the space.

Activity – Can You Cover It?

Discovering how different shapes can be used to create a variety of hexagons. Challenging students to find out what is the most or least amount of shapes you can use to fill the space.