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Wedding Cake Ribbon
Customers often want ribbon around fancy cakes, but how does a baker know how much ribbon to buy? Scholars view a cake with multiple layers in different geometric shapes. They must figure the perimeter and circumference and add them...
Illustrative Mathematics
The Geometry of Letters
Use the alphabet as a tool for teaching your class about geometric figures. Break apart capital letters into line segments and arcs. Classify angles as right, acute, or obtuse. Identify parallel and perpendicular lines. An excellent...
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Tiling Tessellations
Young scholars explore tessellations. In this shapes and geometry lesson, students describe the attributes of many of the shapes displayed on an Elmo. Young scholars create examples of tessellations using pattern blocks.
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Visualizing and Naming Polygons
A really useful resource contains 116 slides covering basic geometric concepts related to 2-D or plane shapes. Shape properties, translations, reflections, congruence, symmetry, and grid work are all laid out in a comprehensive and...
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Shape and Figure Descriptions
In this shape and figure description worksheet, students read a description of a shape, name the shape and draw it, 2 total. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Identifying Patterns
Students investigate the elements of a pattern. In this geometry instructional activity, students identify different shapes in a pattern and discover which shapes are missing in order to extend it. Students create their own patterns...
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Shape Matching Worksheet - Black and White
In this geometry worksheet, learners draw a line from each geometric shape shown on the left to the matching shape on the right side of the page. They work with plane figures such as a triangle, an oval, a rectangle, and a hexagon.
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Investigating Shapes in Our World
First graders explore shapes. In this geometry instructional activity, 1st graders make shapes with geo-boards, use play-dough to make three-dimensional figures, and make a shape book using pre-cut shapes.
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Balancing Act
Second graders identify the attributes of various shapes and estimate the weight of the objects. In this geometry lesson, 2nd graders identify the attributes of concrete objects and use a pan balance to weight them.
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Geometric Shapes: Review of 2D and 3D Figures
In this geometric shapes worksheet, students identify 4 drawings as polygons or not, 1 drawing as regular or not and then write the name of 3 solid figures.
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Shape and Figure Descriptions
In this shape and figures worksheet, students read descriptions of shapes and figures, name them and draw their pictures in spaces provided. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Shape and Figure Descriptions
In this shape and figure worksheet, students read a description of a shape, name it and then draw it, 2 shapes total. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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TAKS 3rd Grade Daily Upkeep 1
In this TAKS worksheet, 4th graders answer three multiple choice questions that pertain to objectives covered on the Texas state test. Students answer quesetions regarding geometric figures andplotting on a numberline.
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Cut, Construct and Think 6
In this geometry skills worksheet, students follow the provided instructions to cut out geometric shapes on the worksheet and build 5 shapes out of the pieces. Students also complete a graphic organizer regarding the shapes and their...
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Leveled Problem Solving: Visualizing Solids
Connecting academic concepts to real-life applications is an important component of any lesson, especially with such topics as geometric shapes. In this worksheet on geometric shapes, students answer word problems. This worksheet could...
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Pair Them Up
In this geometric shapes practice instructional activity, learners examine 7 shapes on the left side of the page and match them with congruent shapes on the right side of the page. An example is included.
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Combining Attribute Blocks
In this geometric shapes worksheet, students analyze the colored attribute blocks and find the figures that can be made by combining those blocks. Students color the figures that are possible to make and draw an X through the ones that...
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Surface Area with Polydrons
Students explore measurements by analyzing geometric shapes. In this surface area lesson, students identify the terms volume, weight, perimeter and area in order to find the requested measurements of specific polygons. Students utilize...
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Quadrilateral Characteristics
Fourth graders explain the characteristics of quadrilaterals and describe, identify and analyze characteristics and properties of geometric shapes.
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Geometric Solids
Students identify and create simple geometric shapes and describe simple spatial relationships. Through discussion, hands-on activities and show and tell, they identify geometric solids in real life and create graphs of commonly found...
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Shapes!
Young scholars identify five basic geometric shapes by naming them according to their defining characteristics. They draw the shapes and identify food with similar shapes.
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Poly-Mania
This hands-on lesson takes young geometers on a tour of 2D polygons and 3D polyhedrons. After exploring different web resources and discussing geometric shapes, small groups construct models of polyhedrons using bendable straws. Note:...
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
Large 5x5 Geoboard Paper
Accompany a physical Geoboard or use this printed 5x5 Geoboard paper with lines for writing to explore and explain basic geometric concepts.
PreKinders
Snowflake Pattern Block Mat
Add a touch of winter flair to geometry practice with a pattern block mat shaped as a snowflake. Preschoolers and kindergartners can work on both shape recognition and pattern identification as they form beautiful snowflakes.