Ohio Department of Education
Describing and Creating Plane Figures - Grade One
Young mathematicians draw, create, and describe different shapes using triangles. They discuss attributes of the original and created shapes. Pupils classify the created shapes and draw and write in mathematics journals to communicate...
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Get in Shape with Geometry
Using geoboards, computer programs, and hands-on manipulative materials, elementary schoolers engage in a study of two and three-dimensional geometric shapes. This lesson is chock full of good teaching ideas on the subject, and the...
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Terrific Tangrams
Third graders construct tangrams. In this tangrams lesson, 3rd graders manipulate basic shapes to construct tangrams. Students explore how shapes can be combined in different ways and develop spatial sense.
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Geometry Skills: Solid and Plane Figures
In this geometry skills worksheet, students respond to 4 questions that require them to examine geometric figures and change them to solid figures and plane figures.
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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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Shape Matching Worksheet
For this geometry worksheet, students 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 diamond, a square, a circle, and a triangle.
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Quiz: Lines and Planes
In this lines and planes activity, students answer eight true and false questions telling if two line segments are parallel or in the same plane. Students tell the line on the intersection of two lines and name the plane the lines are on.
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Shape Matching Worksheet - In Color
In this geometry worksheet, students draw a line from each of four shape on the left to the matching shape on the right. They match colors and shapes which include a diamond, a circle, a triangle and a square.
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Geometry: Plane Figures
In this plane figure activity, students complete 4 multiple choice questions, determining which solid figure can be traced to make a given plane figure. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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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Geometry in the Real World
Eighth graders complete a unit of lessons on basic geometry concepts. They participate in a variety of activities, culminating in a project that involves publishing a booklet or a poster that presents the major geometry concepts from the...
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Shapes Flashcards: Plane and Solid
In this geometry worksheet, students will cut out and practice the names of plane and solid shapes. The flashcards are in color.
TED-Ed
Pixar: The Math Behind the Movies
When will we ever use this? A Pixar movie maker explains to students how math is used in the creation of animated films. The movie maker discusses the importance of coordinate planes, transformations and translations, and trigonometry.
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Lines, Rays, Line Segments, and Planes
Learners are introduced to lines, rays, line segments and planes. They explore the differences between lines, rays, line segments and planes. Students pracice graphing lines, rays, line segments and planes.
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Geometry Gymnastics
Students identify shapes and manipulate 2 and 3 dimensional objects. They view objects from different perspectives and review relative positions (near, far, between). They sing a shape song.
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Around the World With Geometry
Learners identify shapes, create shapes, and make a pyramid, a drum, and a sail using their shapes. In this shapes lesson plan, students also identify plane and space shapes.
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Folding to Make Shapes
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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Shapes Around Us
Students create posters about geometric shapes in order to demonstrate their understanding of the different shapes. Students look for pictures in magazines to represent two-dimensional shapes, paste them on a poster, label the shape,...
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Shapes Are Everywhere
Third graders use various shapes to identify polygons and understand symmetry. They explore pattern blocks noticing their similarities and differences, then share with other team members. They draw 3 polygons in their journals and...
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Battle Shapes
Fifth graders play Battleshapes which is a variation of Battleship with geometry. In this geometry lesson plan, 5th graders get a graph paper with four quadrants. They call out coordinate points and attempt to sink their opponents shapes.
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Geometry Practice: Area of Polygons #8
In this area of polygons worksheet, students solve 7 short answer and multiple choice questions about area. Students find the area of triangles given base and height, or points in the coordinate plane.
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Analytic Geometry
In this analytic geometry worksheet, 9th graders graph and solve 13 different types of problems that include determining whether equations are linear to matching given equations to their corresponding equation in the second column....
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Length, Perimeter, and Area
Young scholars explore the concepts of length, perimeter, and area. For this math lesson, students use Shape Explorer to practice finding length, perimeter, and area.
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Graph It
Elementary and middle schoolers engage in a lesson of graphing in quadrant I of the coordinate plain. They use the graph to create shapes and symbols. While using a graphing calculator, they locate the points on the coordinate plane. In...