Sir Cumference and the Round Table

Based on the book

authored by

Cindy Neuschuander

Once upon a time in a land far away there was a problem…………

• The king called for all his knights to gather together to discuss what was happening in a neighboring kingdom.

• When the knights sat down at the rectangle shaped table, not everyone could see the king or hear what others were saying. They were too far away.

Rectangle

Sir Cumference to the rescue….

• This knight had a great idea.

• Let’s cut the table in half, put the halves together and make it into a square.

• He went to work on the project right away.

Change the rectangle to a square.

• This was a good idea.• Cut the table in half

and make a square.• The problem with the

square was that some of the knights now had to sit at the 4 sharp corners and were uncomfortable.

He tried other shapes, but none of them were just right.

• Diamond

• Parallelogram

• Octagon

Triangle

Let’s knock the corners off and make it an oval.

The oval presented some of the same problems as the rectangle.

His wife, Lady Di gave him an idea.

• Why don’t you make a table that is completely round?

• What a great idea!• This way everyone

can see each other and be heard.

• Everyone will have the same amount of space.

The idea was a success!

• Now the meeting could go on as planned.

• All the other knights thought it was a great new table and they were very happy.

Sir Cumference developed a way to measure the circle.

They named this measurement after him and called it the circumference.

What did you learn?

• Answer the questions correctly and you will receive a reward.

• Answer them incorrectly and you will receive a penalty.

• Go back and try again.

• Ready…………set……………..go…….!

The original table shape was a

Square

•

Rectangle

Wrong

You must go clean out the goat pen..

Right

You have been given a new horse.

What did Sir Cumference do to make an oval?

• Knocked off the corners

• Gave up and went home

Right

The king gives you a plot of land.

Wrong

You must chop the firewood for the wood stove.

Who helped the come up with the idea for the circle table?

His wife, Lady Di One of the other knights

Right

You have received a promotion in the kingdom.

Wrong

You must polish all the king’s silver..

Was the circle the best shape for the table?

Yes No

Right

You have been invited to the royal ball.

Wrong

You have been assigned guard duty on the castle wall.

The term for measuring around the circle is called the

Diameter Circumference

Wrong

You have to empty the chamber pots.

Right

You have been awarded a new sword.

How did the knights feel about the circular table?

They liked it very much. They were very mad.

Right

The king gives you his daughter’s hand in marriage.

Wrong

You will spend one night in the dungeon.

Great Job!If you got all 6 questions right you will be dubbed a knight in the royal kingdom.

If you got 5 out of 6, you are a knight in training.

If you got less than 5 out of 6, go back and try again.

Have fun!