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Geometry, Shapes and Public Sculpture

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore characteristics of geometric shapes. They observe geometric shapes and forms in public sculpture. Students create a unique sculpture of their own using basic three dimensional shapes. Additional cross curriculum...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Geometry: Shapes and Pictures

For Students 4th - 5th
In this geometric shapes worksheet, learners analyze 6 photographs of real life objects. Students write the name of the geometric shape or figure that fits each picture.
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Curated OER

Shaping Up with Nature at Black Bayou Lake

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students visit a local lake refuge and identify shapes they find in nature. They take pictures of the various shapes and use KidPix to draw shapes around the shapes in the pictures. They watch a slideshow of all the shapes found by their...
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Curated OER

Exploring Geometry in the Real World

For Teachers K - 1st
Students find real-world examples of a variety of geometric shapes. They conduct research, record observations, and write descriptions. They create a classroom cityscape and highlight the information they gathered. They present an oral...
Worksheet
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1st Geometry

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this geometry instructional activity, students choose the multiple choice answer to 15 questions involving several different elements of geometry.
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Shape Hunt

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore two-dimensional and solid shapes. In this shapes and patterns geometry lesson, students work with a partner to create identifiable objects using tangrams. Students describe the attributes of their shape and their partner...
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Naming Shapes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study geometric shapes and practice naming them properly. In this geometry lesson, students work in groups to give definitions of the vocabulary to each other in their own words. Students also visit a lower grade and teach...
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Shapes and Colors All Around

For Teachers K - 1st
Students tour their school in a scavenger hunt to find primary colors and two and three-dimensional shapes. Students take digital pictures of the colors and shapes they find and create a class book of the pictures.
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Shapes of Africa

For Teachers 1st
First graders learn the names of geometric shapes and about African cultures. In this geometry and culture lesson, 1st graders describe real world objects and learn to name them with geometric terms such as square, circle, and triangle....
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Literacy Activity: Mouse Shapes

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students listen to the book Mouse Shapes and identify the shapes in the book as it is being read. In this shapes lesson, students identify the shapes in the book, and then play with cut out shapes that they can hold in their hands.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Teaching Shapes

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify two- and three-dimensional figures and associate them with real-world objects.  In this geometry lesson, students are read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and complete several activities including a chart...
Worksheet
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Downtown Landmarks: Geometry on Firstside

For Students 4th - 6th
In this geometry worksheet, students outline at least one example of each of the eighteen geometry shapes and figures listed in the photograph Firstside.
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Congruent Polygons: Copying Stretchy Shapes

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate congruent polygons through dance. In this congruency lesson plan, 3rd graders do the "brain dance" as a warm up. They review polygon names by singing "The Polygon Chant," before mirroring congruent shapes with a...
Workbook
Utah Education Network (UEN)

Geometry

For Students 6th Standards
Shape one's understanding of geometry using the resource. The sixth of seven chapters in 6th Grade Math focuses on geometry principles. Future mathematicians learn to find the area of parallelograms, trapezoids, triangles, and other...
Worksheet
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Geometric Shapes

For Students 5th
In this geometry and shapes worksheet, 5th graders practice calculating the shaded area of 2 objects. Students count the squares on 2 grids to find the volume of each object in cube units.
PPT
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Brain Train

For Teachers 5th - 8th
A lengthy presentation on geometric reflections is here for your young geometers. Learners consider a shape, then must choose between four reflections to find the one that is a true vertical, horizontal, or diagonal reflection of the...
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Illustrative Mathematics

What is a Trapezoid? (Part 1)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Challenge your class to construct a definition for trapezoids. Looking at four examples and four non-examples, students individually create definitions and use them to classify an unknown shape. Allow for small group and whole-class...
Worksheet
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Geometry Shape Man

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this geometric shapes worksheet, students analyze a man made out of geometric shapes. Students answer 12 questions about what shapes make up each part of the body. Included are squares, rectangles, circles and triangles.
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Shapes and Introduction to Geometry

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students make a quilt. In this geometry instructional activity, students discuss patchwork quilts and learn some different geometric shapes and patterns that are commonly used. Students explore designs with triangles and squares and then...
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Geometry Straws

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create different angles and shapes by using different lengths of straws. In this geometry straws lesson plan, students glue straws onto paper and define what they have made.
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Geometric Shapes: Shapes in Everyday Items

For Students 1st - 3rd
Which item is shaped like a cone? Use this multiple-choice shape recognition activity to give students access to shapes in their everyday life. Four questions ask scholars to identify which of the pictured items is shaped like a sphere,...
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iMagine Machine

The Land of Venn - Geometric Defense

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Young mathematicians use their geometry skills to save the Land of Venn in an engaging math game. A fun way to reinforce children's understanding of basic geometric figures and shapes.
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Area, Perimeter and Volume

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Develop young mathematicians' knowledge of two- and three-dimensional shapes with this geometry workbook. From learning about the classifications of different shapes and figures to calculating their area, perimeter, and volume, this...
Unit Plan
Buffalo State

A Five Day Approach to Using Technology and Manipulatives to Explore Area and Perimeter

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Young mathematicians build an understanding of area and perimeter with their own two hands in a series of interactive geometry lessons. Through the use of different math manipulatives, children investigate the properties of...

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