Poly....WHAT?

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Welcome to Recursilandia for another day! I hope everything is going well for you and cheer up, there's not much left, internaut teachers! Today I bring you a resource that you are tired of seeing but you have never stopped to think about all its multiple uses, educationally speaking. 

Today's resource is called POLYCUBES! And you will say... Poly... what? Well yes, its name is polycubes and it is a set of interlocking pieces that can be used to do many mathematical activities... not only works geometry, works all areas of mathematics but... before we get into this resource I am going to show you what are polycubes!


With this resource we can do several activities... For example, free construction so that the students become familiar with this new resource... we have to let their imagination flow! Another way of construction is to give them a template and let them imitate the construction. An example of this activity would be this one: 


One of the activities that Recursilandia's followers love is symmetry through this resource. With a model and a mirror, we can see the resulting figure that we want the child to see and thus introduce them to the concept of symmetry.


Activities can also be done to improve spatial vision, always taking into account the pupils' abilities to choose models that are more or less simple. 


Well, teachers, I hope that today's resource has been useful for you to use in your future classes and you know... the recursilandia blog gives you the resources and you... You give life to those resources!

Ricaldi, M. (2013). Uso de los recursos educativos abiertos para el aprendizaje de la geometría a nivel escolar.


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