Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Make Your Own Puzzle
Students will cut a square into four pieces, and then will put those pieces in an envelope for another student to put together. The purpose of this task is to give students a hands-on experience with composing and decomposing geometric...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Identifying Rectangles, Squares, Circles, and Triangles
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video discusses a brief overview of circles, rectangles, squares, and triangles and helps students determine which shape is shown and why. The video is followed...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Count Rectangles, Square,s and Triangles in Composite Figures
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video defines a composite shape and shows how to determine the total number of triangles in the given shape. The video is followed by practice problems to assess...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Filling the Shadow
Variety is the spice of life and the concept of the day as students fill the same pattern block outline three different ways.
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Better Lesson: Properties of Plane Shapes
I love graphic organizers. My students will increase their vocabularies by learning more 2D shape terms through the use of a graphic organizer.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Attributes of Shapes
Students will identify the attributes of shapes and use those attributes to draw and describe shapes. This lesson contains a detailed plan, pictures of student work, and videos of the lesson in action.
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Better Lesson: Making New Shapes With Shapes
My first graders have been studying the defining attributes of 2D shapes. They are going to love using toothpicks and marshmallows to present their knowledge of 2D and create 3D shapes.
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Better Lesson: Identifying Plane Shapes
First graders begin to learn about plane shapes in Kindergarten. This lesson will serve as review of plane shapes' characteristics and extend into practice in categorizing shapes by defining attributes.
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Better Lesson: Talking About Triangles
Let's talk about shapes baby. Let's talk about vertices. Leeettsss talk about all the things that triangles need to be, Oh let's talk abbbooouuut shapes! It's not Salt N Peppa but you can get your groove on with today's triangle talk.
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Better Lesson: Assessing Composing and Decomposing Shapes
Knowledge in Action! Today you will find out if the students are understanding the idea of decomposing and composing shapes with pattern blocks.
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Better Lesson: Building With Shapes
I love blending art and math. I want my students to develop a depth of knowledge for 2D plane shapes and distinguish polygon from non-polygon shapes.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Shape Tool
This tool allows you to create any geometric shape imaginable. Squares, triangles, rhombi, trapezoids and hexagons can be created, colored, enlarged, shrunk, rotated, reflected, sliced, and glued together.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Well That's Different!
Finding different combinations to cover a given pattern block is the idea of the day. Students will create pattern block shapes using other pattern blocks.
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Better Lesson: Sorting Shapes
Clean Up this Mess! The classroom shapes are in one big heap. Students will work in teams to come up with a way to sort the shapes by attributes and create a visual representation to model their thinking
PBS
Pbs: Count on It!: Blossom and Snappy Go Camping
Blossom and Snappy help Robbie prepare for her camping trip. They learn about dehydrated food and the amount of water she will need for the four days and four nights she will be away. They also learn how to pick the right spot at the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Shapes Into Sculptures
In this lesson, learners will identify 2- and 3-dimensional shapes as well as create shape drawings and sculptures. Teacher materials are available.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Shape Mobile
In this activity, students will create a shape mobile of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes made from geometric shapes.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Sheep Farm: 2 D Space and Hundred Square
Are you up for some farm chores? Help James count the sheep and identify geometric shapes.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Castle in the Clouds: Space: 2 D Shapes and Symmetry
Students will explore symmetry through a variety of learning games.
Other
Nearpod: Plane Shapes
In this lesson on plane shapes, students will learn to identify 2D shapes by their attributes, and will apply these shapes to those in the world around them.
NumberNut
Number Nut: Shapes, Symbols, and Colors: 2 D Shapes
Did you know that two-dimensional shapes are also called polygons? This lesson describes the various 2-D shapes and includes two interactive games to reinforce skills.
Rice University
Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: No Matter What Shape Your Fractions Are In
Four basic geometric shapes - the triangle, parallelogram, trapezoid, and hexagon - are examined to determine how many of one shape fits "inside" another. For instance, how many triangles are "in" a hexagon. Ten questions with solutions...
History is Fun
Jan Brett: Geometric Shapes Flashcards Pdf
Print out these colorfully illustrated PDF file pages to practice learning your basic two dimensional geometric shapes. Fold them in half and one side shows the shape while the other side shows the shape with the correct name. Put them...
NC State University
The Engineering Place: Shapes
A lesson plan in creating 3-D solids using toothpicks and marshmallows.