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Exploration with Geometric Solids

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students reinforce geometric concepts by playing "Guess My Solid." Through a process of elimination, they determine the shapes of mystery solids. Finally, students use various materials to construct their own geometric figures.
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Polygon Perimeters

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice finding the perimeter of shapes.  In this measurement lesson, 4th graders review the meaning of perimeter and work in groups to draw polygons with differing perimeters.  Students share their polygons...
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Area of Polygons #2

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this area of polygons worksheet, students find the area of rectangles.  They find the width when given the area.  Students graph rectangles and solve word problems involving rectangles.  This three-page worksheet...
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2D Shape Sheet Parallelograms

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
In this identifying parallelograms worksheet, students look at the colorful shapes and identify the ones that have two pairs of parallel lines.
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Identifying Geometric Shapes: Hexagon, Polygon, or Heptagon

For Students 5th - 6th
In this identifying geometric shapes instructional activity, students mark 12 multiple choice pictures of shapes as hexagons, polygons or heptagons.
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Find the 2D shape

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this 2D shapes worksheet, students find the rectangular prism, triangular prism, pentagon, and triangle. Students have 3 shapes to choose from in each of the 4 problems.
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Area of Combined Shapes - Turtle Combo

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students graph polygons using the name and number of sides. In this geometry lesson, students identify the formula to calculate the area and perimeter of polygons. They relate the formula to different polygons and shapes.
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A Wall of Symmetrical Shapes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners explore line(s) of symmetry in polygons during a hands-on activity and a Student Web Lesson. They build a wall of symmetrical shapes designed and drawn by students.
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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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A Shapely Activity

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore polygons in various shape activities. For this polygons lesson, 5th graders discuss and identify polygons by their number of sides. Students sort ceramic tiles by the number of sides on each piece. Students explore...
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Identify Shapes and Matching Parts

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners identify real world objects as shapes they have learned. In this 3-D shapes worksheet, students identify shapes such as a cube for a box, a sphere for a globe, and a cylinder for a soup can.
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Names of 2D Shapes

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this 2D shapes worksheet, students fill in the blanks to name and describe the following four 2D shapes: circle, square, triangle and rectangle.
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Match the Shapes To the Names

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this matching shapes to names worksheet, students identify names of plane figures. In this matching worksheet, students solve eight problems.
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Classifying Shapes Using Venn Diagrams

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this classifying shapes using Venn diagrams worksheet, students draw examples of isosceles, right, and equilateral triangles in the proper sections of the first graphic organizer. They draw polygons, both regular and quadrilaterals,...
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Sunshine Math- 2

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this math applications worksheet, students solve 6 varied problems that include estimation, money, basic operations, pictographs and geometry.
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Polygon People

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify polygons.  In this polygon people lesson, students draw required shapes and construct a polygon person.  They identify each shape and its characteristics.  The lesson may be extended by allowing students...
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Solid Shapes

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this geometric solids activity, students examine 4 different solid shapes then record the number of faces, the number of edges and the name of each shape.
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Using R&R to Teach Mathematics

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a shape garden. In this polygons lesson, 2nd graders practice making shapes using a geoboard and read the book The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns.  Students also design a shape garden using construction...
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Shapes and Introduction to Geometry

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners make a quilt. In this geometry lesson, students discuss patchwork quilts and learn some different geometric shapes and patterns that are commonly used. Learners explore designs with triangles and squares and then make their own...
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Shape Hunt

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars explore two-dimensional and solid shapes. In this shapes and patterns geometry lesson, students work with a partner to create identifiable objects using tangrams. Young scholars describe the attributes of their shape and...
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Area of 2D Shapes

For Students 9th - 12th
In this area learning exercise, students commence solving for area of squares and rectangles, and continue to parallelograms and triangles, and continue again to rhombi and trapezoids and finish with circles, polygons, and...
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Polygons Homework

For Students 9th - 12th
For this polygons worksheet, students identify polygons that contain given parameters.  They write definitions of polygons.  Students find the measurement of exterior and interior angles of regular polygons.  This two-page...
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Similar Polygons

For Students 7th - 8th
For this similar polygons worksheet, students identify the corresponding sides of polygons.  They use proportions to solve problems.  Students determine the scale factor of similar figures.  This two-page worksheet...
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Symmetry

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Eleven problems provide pupils the opportunity to find the lines of symmetry or identify rotational symmetry. Scholars alter designs to make them symmetrical, learn to recognize signs that are symmetrical, and identify the type of...