If you think making shapes is easy, try handing a group of determined students a tricky polygon problem! This week, in class, we entered into the world of geometry by challenging the children to make squares using exactly six straws.
At first glance, it sounds impossible—after all, a standard square only needs four sides. Did we draw the short straw with this lesson plan? Not a chance!
What followed was a beautiful display of grit and determination. At times, it might have felt like they were literally grasping at straws, but the children worked tirelessly. They experimented with different angles, overlaps, and spatial reasoning, showing incredible courage and resilience in the face of a genuinely puzzling task.
I am so proud to report that every single student got there in the end!
Great work 4GC!
