Webinars SET A - Grade 1-2 - Sunday@5:45-6:45pm EST - 10 MEETINGS-Recording 6

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The class focused on solving 2D geometry and visual reasoning problems. The instructors began by reviewing a four-step approach: read the question carefully, inspect the diagram, plan a solution, and write simple steps on sketch paper. Students were reminded to check their answers before submitting and to pay close attention to words such as “difference,” “middle,” and “cannot.”<br /><br />The lesson reviewed the distinction between 2D shapes, which are flat and have length and width, and 3D solids, which have depth. Students identified shapes including squares, circles, rectangles, pentagons, cubes, spheres, cylinders, and rectangular prisms.<br /><br />Practice problems involved comparing and counting shapes, ordering animals by height, finding missing puzzle pieces, identifying which shape could not be cut from a figure, and counting triangles of different sizes. The instructors demonstrated strategies such as elimination, drawing diagrams, counting cuts to determine the number of pieces, and using symmetry or known patterns to avoid time-consuming counting.<br /><br />A challenging chocolate-box problem showed how to infer a square’s dimensions from the number of pieces around its edge and account for corner pieces being counted twice. Students were advised to try difficult questions but not spend too long on one problem, and to make an educated guess rather than leave an answer blank.<br /><br />The main takeaway was to examine every diagram carefully, look for hidden information, and use sketches and logical reasoning to solve geometry problems.

Keywords

2D geometry

visual reasoning

shape recognition

problem solving

diagram analysis

geometry strategies

2D shapes

3D solids

counting triangles

logical reasoning