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Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School District

Sixth-Grade Math Students Bring Geometry to Life with Magna-Tiles

Posted Date: 10/09/26 (09:34 AM)
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Three students collaborate around a table, assembling colorful magnetic tiles for a class project.
DeSoto Intermediate sixth-grade math students are taking a hands-on approach to learning about surface area using Magna-Tiles!  

Three students work together at a white table, engaging in a classroom learning activity.
As students begin exploring surface area, they are investigating nets of cubes—two-dimensional arrangements of six squares that can be folded to create a three-dimensional cube. By building, testing, and rearranging the tiles, students are discovering which nets successfully form a cube and developing a better understanding of how the faces of a three-dimensional shape fit together.  

Students gather around a desk in a classroom, working collaboratively with magnetic tiles.
This engaging activity allows students to see and manipulate the connection between two-dimensional nets and three-dimensional figures, building an important foundation for calculating and understanding surface area.  

Two students sit at individual desks in a classroom, working on an assignment with colorful magnetic tiles.
Great job bringing math to life, Tigers!