Combine math and language arts in the same lesson with a reading passage about number prefixes in geometric shapes. After reading several short paragraphs about the different prefixes used in shape names, kids answer five comprehension questions about the new words they have learned.

Concepts

geometric shapes, prefixes, quadrilaterals, triangles, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, context clues

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Bring into your math class before a geometry unit
• Include in a lesson about prefixes in a language arts lesson

Classroom Considerations

• The first answer on the answer key is not very helpful when assessing kids' work

Pros

• Provides an answer key
• Encourages kids to use context clues to define new words and concepts

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.3.2 RI.3.3 RI.3.4