As part of their discussions about the beginning of Sefer Shemot, The Moriah School kindergarten students have been talking about the pyramids built in Egypt so many years ago. They took a good look at the shape of a pyramid, and discovered that it is not flat; rather it has sides and is puffed-out, meaning it is a solid and has depth. The topic of 3-D shapes as opposed to 2-D came up. The class examined familiar shapes and observed that some shapes (square/cube and circle/sphere) are similar in some ways and different in others. The students partnered up and each pair of children created an original 3-D structure. Working cooperatively, some interesting and unusual buildings evolved. Future architects, perhaps?
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