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Line Hunt

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify lines in everyday images.  In this art analysis instructional activity, students practice drawing diagonal, vertical and horizontal lines on pieces of chart paper.  Students examine a page from a magazine and identify...
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Shapetown

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students identify basic geometric shapes. In this geometry lesson plan, students read the book Shapetown and identify the various shapes from the story. Students are given a sheet and draw part of a town using only shapes.
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What is a Tangram?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify a tangram. In this geometry lesson, students read Grandfather Tang's Story and retell each story using the tangrams on a flannel board. Students use tangrams to complete an included worksheet.
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Congruent Shapes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this geometry lesson, students trace the capital letter "T" in different directions to learn how a shape is congruent. Students trace this letter on a sheet of paper, then turn, flip it, and trace it in different directions, only to...
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Exploring Polygons and The Greedy Triangle

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Excellent lesson plan! Anne Linehane's geometry story, The Greedy Triangle, offers an opportunity to practice forming various types of polygons with your learners. Using elastic bands (or Chinese jump ropes),...
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Tangram Geometry

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students listen to a story involving Tangram pieces. Students use Tangram pieces to complete shapes using an outline of a design.
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Geometry: Tessellations

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create tessellations with computer software while applying their knowledge of reflections, rotations, and translations.
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Exploratorium

String Shapes

For Teachers K - 2nd
You'd never have guessed it, but simple pieces of string make a fabulous manipulative for the study of geometry! In the fine lesson plan here, young mathematicians use string to make a variety of polygons. Pupils sit in various...
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Run for the Cup!

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students gather information about the Melbourne Cup horse race in Australia. Then they study the geometry and physics behind the design of a racetrack. Students also work in small groups to problem solve and design their own board games...
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The Area of Rectangles

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Intended for beginners to geometry, an area of a rectangle problem has scholars draw out the units within the shape. They segment it into four rows and six columns to determine how many squares the rectangle is made of and, eventually,...
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Compare 2-D Shapes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the attributes of two-dimensional shapes. In this geometry lesson, 2nd graders play a game in order to identify two-dimensional shapes and to name them.
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Folding to Make Shapes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify different polygons and their attributes. In this geometry lesson, 2nd graders get to know polygons by studying the vocabulary and finding polygons in their classroom. They create these shapes and then find their...
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Isosceles Triangles

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate triangles. In this shapes geometry lesson, students define and state the attributes for equilateral, scalene, and isosceles triangles. Students locate the prefix "tri" in a variety of words and make connections with...
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Types of Triangles

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students classify triangles by the length of their sides. In this geometry lesson, students use a white board to demonstrate the angles of various triangles. Students construct an equilateral, isosceles, and a scalene triangle.
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Tantalizing Tangrams

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students construct a set of tangrams. In this geometry lesson, students read the book, Grandfather Tang's Story and retell the story using tangrams. Students construct their own set of tangrams using the included worksheets.
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Geo Jammin' - Day 6, Lesson 20: Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars use shape puppets to review geometry content. They take turns singing songs, reading students poems, reciting class bulletin board notes and choral poems. They prepare for their summative assessments through play and...
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 1, Lesson 3: Moo-vin

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice new geometry vocabulary by putting the words to the tune of "Hokey Pokey." students use the lyrics as a guided reading experience.
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K-5 Math Teaching Resources

Tangram Cutout

For Students K - 5th Standards
Challenge the spatial thinking of your young mathematicians with this printable tangram puzzle. Using different sized triangles, squares, and parallelograms, children must figure out how to fit all the shapes together to create a square.
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Solid Shapes

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
A collection of two lessons, kindergartners will identify two-dimensional shapes in solid shapes. They will develop basic knowledge of the components that make up a sphere, rectangular prism, pyramid, cylinder, cone, and cube. Young...
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Patterns and Shapes In Our Community

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Shapes in art, shapes in stories, shapes in the environment, shapes all around. A multi-part lesson plan that includes looking at the artist Paul Klee's work, reading books about shapes, taking a walk in the neighborhood and identifying...
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Fractions and Wholes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Lower elementary learners recognize solid shapes distributed for making fractions. Each individual uses a wheel and determine which part of a fraction is missing. This is a great lesson for your visual learners!
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Bling Bling Metallic Mosaics

For Teachers K - 6th
Using different types of paper and paint, young artists will create a beautiful mosaic. This is a great variation from the traditional tile and grout mosaics. Use this beautiful art project to discuss different art mediums,...
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 2, Lesson 9: Bringing It To A Fine Gloss-ary

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils create a glossary of geometric terms while exploring tangram manipulatives.
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Triangles Introduction

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore geometry by drawing various shapes in class. In this triangle characteristics lesson, students identify the attributes that classify a shape as a triangle and practice using their bodies to create triangles in class....

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