Equivalent Figure Material

Description

The Equivalent Figure Material activity, helps elementary students understand that any two objects of the same size, occupying the same space, but with different shapes, can be equivalent.  This leads to the discovery of area.

Objectives of the Equivalent Figure Material

• The direct objective:
  • to understand; that shapes can be divided, and rearranged to create new shapes; and still retain the original area
• Indirectly, they learn:
  • problem solving, and critical thinking skills
  • that through visual discrimination, they can learn how to manipulate a shape into a new shape
  • they improve their fine motor skills by manipulating the shapes

Contents

• 13 green metal frames with bottoms
• the red insets have a knob to help lift them out of the frams
• made of metal
• forms part of the Montessori Elementary Curriculum

Related Products

• The Geometric Stick Material is used to study lines, the measurement of angles, and the construction, and analysis of plane geometric shapes.
• The Metal squares consists of 9 green metal frames with square, rectangle, and triangle insets assists the Child to understand of geometry exercises.

Further Reading and Resources

1. A lesson in equivalence, similarity, and congruence