spatial language

Why Is Spatial Reasoning Important?

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Why Is Spatial Reasoning Important? Spatial reasoning vitally informs our ability to investigate and solve problems, especially non-routine or novel problems, in mathematics. The Ontario curriculum combines spatial sense and geometry into one strand (as do many curricula around the world) because spatial sense and geometry are inherently linked. What is spatial reasoning good for?

How Do You Teach Spatial Concepts?

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How Do You Teach Spatial Concepts? If teaching about the spatial concepts: top, middle, bottom, then have the student touch their head and SAY top, touch their stomach and SAY middle and then touch their feet and SAY bottom. This kinesthetic approach will help make these concepts “stick” in their brain. What are examples of