What you can learn in this unit

  • How to use embodiment and make large-scale constructions to promote learning and enjoyment in doing mathematics.
  • Some ideas to help your students deal with being stuck by themselves, so that they develop personal strategies for moving forward with their learning.
  • Some ideas on how to use hands-on approaches to teach constructions in geometry.

This unit links to the teaching requirements of the NCF (2005) and NCFTE (2009) outlined in Resource 1.

What this unit is about

1 Constructing angles by folding paper