Sixth grade Math - Geometry

Sixth Grade Math - Geometry

If you thought your child knew her shapes already and you were done with teaching about triangles and squares you might not want to read this. In the sixth grade year, your student will explore solid shapes, and polygons. Circumference, area, and volume will also be revisited this year. The late elementary years and middle school years are a time when the basics of geometry are reviewed and cemented in your students memory. In high school, your student will need these basics because there is a whole year of just geometry. One way to pack down the basics of geometry is to hand your student pencil and paper, and let them draw the shapes out. Let her get familiar with using a protractor, and a compass. For some students this will work great. For other students a more visual approach is necessary. They might want to go online and manipulate shapes, angles and line segments in a geometry program. Another thing that happens in sixth grade is making the theoretical learning of geometry match up with real world applications of geometry, for example, what is the surface area of the pool, or the volume of it? Maybe your student can figure the circumference of the trampoline, or its diameter. Geometry can be one of those topics that can be really dry and it sometimes takes extra effort on the part of the teacher to make it more interesting, and more relevant.