Foldables Are All The Rage!

"Foldables" is a word that has started to pop up in our school. We actually had entire meeting about them! There is so much you can do with them and many different types. I am not entirely sure what the exact definition of foldable is, but it involves paper, folding, sometimes cutting, gluing, and writing/drawing. Overall, it is a wonderful way to create a 3-D representation of what students are learning about. Click here to learn a little bit more about them.

I used them today for the first time. We are learning about polygons in math, so I decided to use a layered-book foldable to help the kids write/draw characteristics of different polygons. The kids seemed to enjoy it and... it spiced up our math lesson! The goal is for them to use this during their classwork to help them solve problems. I also feel that when students write down definitions/information it helps them to retain it.  Here is a link to directions for this type of foldable- Layered Book Directions. Let me know what you think!

This is my example.

The labels got cut off, but I had them draw a picture,
then write the # of sides, and # of angles or vertices.