Freehand geometry


 Dallin had a 3-week introduction to geometry in March.  He continues to surprise me by loving subjects I'm expecting him not to love.  He definitely loved this!   The block basically consisted of three things:  practicing beautiful geometric drawings, both freehand and with a compass; reading daily from the book String, Straightedge, and Shadow: the Story of Geometry, by Julia Diggins; and learning and recording in writing and diagram some of the basic rules of geometry.

I am very proud of Dallin's drawings; here are a few of his best ones.  The top three are freehand, the bottom two were done using a compass.







He loved this so much that one Sunday I noticed he'd taken his compass to church and was drawing during the service.

Comments

Catherine said…
Great work, Dallin!

Lisa, this sounds pretty laid back. Aside from the Julia Diggins book, do you have a recommended resource for the lesson planning and outlining how to do the drawings?

Thanks, Cathy
May 29, 2014 at 4:42 PM
Lisa said…
It was very laid back! It was so nice because it was sandwiched in between two other intense-preparation blocks, and it was while we were in the midst of getting the house ready to sell. There was hardly any prep needed except for me to practice each drawing ahead of time. I used Waldorf Essentials, and it is fairly similar to Path of Discovery, which I also have. The one thing I noticed that is different from other curricula is the inclusion of work with the compass. Others save that till grade 6, and I may do that next time.
May 29, 2014 at 5:17 PM
Catherine said…
Thank you, Lisa. The words "hardly any prep needed" sound wonderful to me! I must check out Melisa's e-book. I had planned this for early in my year but noticed you have put it closer to the end. It has made me re-think this and now I'm wondering if it might be more successful when he's that little bit older. So thanks again for posting this when I know you're super busy.
May 29, 2014 at 7:51 PM
Anonymous said…
Beautiful work Dallin! I am especially impressed with the freehand drawings. Way to go!
June 10, 2014 at 8:21 AM
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