Nets for 3D shapes

Today in Room 6 we explored nets. Not fishing nets, soccer nets or basketball nets but nets for 3D shapes. We looked at some rectangular prisms and cubes and took them apart to see what their nets looked like. We discovered that nets for different rectangular prisms don't have to look exactly the same. Next, we traced around the outside of a small net and made our own nets. Some children chose to take home some nets to make them back into rectangular prisms. 
Check out what our learning looked like in action.

Bailey with a 3D rectangular prism also known as a muesli bar box.

Balin and Bailey with nets for their rectangular prisms.

Jaedyon with a rectangular prism also known as a tissue box!

Jaedyon with the tissue box net.

Jaedyon and CJ working as a team to trace the net of a small rectangular prism.

Ciara and Kaedyn working together - what awesome team work!

Nathan and Georgia

Making our own nets was pretty tricky! Lots of discussion and problem solving occurred.

Kaedyn cutting out his net.

Henry and CJ