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Investigation So What's The Difference?
First graders investigate the differences between shapes. In this block characteristics lesson plan, 1st graders work in groups to explore blocks, group the blocks by different characteristics, discuss the block attributes and...
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Rotations of Shapes
In this rotation of shapes activity, students perform given rotations and graph the image of the transformed figure. They observe transformations and write a rule to describe the rotation. This four-page activity contains 14...
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Secrets of Painting
Students explore colors and shapes. In this art concepts lesson, students discuss shapes, lines, and color while creating a variety of abstract designs. The instructions for several art activities are provided. Basic art vocabulary and a...
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Prism Investigation (2)
In this prism investigation learning exercise, students identify the patterns and complete the table of shapes for triangular prisms, cuboid prisms, and hexagonal prisms. Students write eight short answers.
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Prism Investigation (3)
In this prism investigation activity, students complete a table telling the shapes at the end of prisms, the number of sides at each end, and the number of edges and complete the pattern of a function machine. Students write eight answers.
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Describing Things
In this adjectives worksheet, students fill in a chart by describing six objects by shape, color and material. Students utilize a word bank provided for them.
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Draw Me a Mammal!
Fifth graders illustrate at least three art elements in a drawing of a mammal they've read about with 100% accuracy. As a review, Bloom's Taxonomy questions are asked as they prepare to sketch something they pictured in the story they read.
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Buttons, Buttons, Everywhere!
Students compare, sort, and describe shapes. Using a button collection, students identify the shape, color number of holes, etc. Students play a description game with the buttons. They create a chart and name items that are the same...
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Candy Land
In this activity students pretend that they have been hired by a candy manufacturer to design a box for a new product they are beginning to market. The manufacturer has pre-determined the volume of the candy box. It is the students' job...
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Ellis Wilson: An Elementary School Art Lesson
Students study the life of Ellis Wilson. They examine the use of simple shapes when drawing human figures. They examine how to incorporate pattern into a background setting.
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Human Abstraction
Students explore and compare abstraction of human forms in various ancient cultures and by creating self-portraits using geometric shapes. They identify which geometric shapes form the following features: face, nose, arms, torso, legs,...
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Attributes of Shapes
There are five shapes for scholars to identify: rectangle, circle, square, trapezoid, and triangle. Although there isn't much here, consider projecting this as an all-class warm up. Ask kids to verbalize attributes of each...
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Which One Could Make This Shape?
Explore two and three-dimensional shapes. Learners first examine three 2-D shapes and determine which of three 3-D figures could have made that shape. The wording here is a bit confusing; make sure your kids understand what it is...
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Exploring Rocks
Students recognize differences in the size, shape, texture, and color of different rocks. In this rocks lesson plan, students also learn and repeat back how a volcano erupts and make one out of a toilet paper tube.
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Describing People
In this describing people worksheet, students write words under people to describe their height, age, shape, and more. Students complete 17 problems.
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The Giant Barrel Sponge
Students study barrel sponges. In this science and art lesson, students discuss what sponges are, create their own sponge, and share what they created with the rest of the class.
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Cut Outs: Shapes and Symbols
Learners create collages based on Juan Quick-to-See Smith's "Ode to Chief Seattle." For this shapes, symbols and Native American lesson, students examine the "Ode to Chief Seattle" and Henri Matisse's cutout work. Learners design their...
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Investigating Different Rock Types
Students analyze a rock using their eyes and then a hand lens. In this science lesson plan, students determine and discuss how hard or how easy it was to find and classify the assigned rock. Students record their observations on an...
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Similarity
For this similarity worksheet, students identify similar shapes. They determine the scale factor of the similar shapes and find their volume and area. Students enlarge shapes according to the given scale factor. They...
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The Pentagram Problem
For this pentagram worksheet, students examine a pentagram and number the intersection of lines. They number the crosspoints in such a way that the sum of the numbers on each line are equal. This one-page worksheet contains 1...
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Tangrams
In this tangram worksheet, students form a square using tangrams. Afterwards, they form additional shapes with tangrams. This one-page worksheet contains 180 tangram shapes for students to create by placing tangram...
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Identify the shape of paper
In this paper learning exercise, students identify the shape of paper. Students answer 1 question and choose between a rectangle, a circle, and a cone.
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Identifying the Shape of Objects 1
In this identifying the shape of objects 1 worksheet, students identify the picture and choose its correct shape online from multiple answers with immediate feedback.
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Folding to Make Shapes
Second graders identify different polygons and their attributes. In this geometry activity, 2nd graders get to know polygons by studying the vocabulary and finding polygons in their classroom. They create these shapes and then find their...