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Better Lesson: Making New Shapes With Shapes

For Teachers 1st Standards
My first graders have been studying the defining attributes of 2D shapes. They are going to love using toothpicks and marshmallows to present their knowledge of 2D and create 3D shapes.
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Better Lesson: Identifying Plane Shapes

For Teachers 1st Standards
First graders begin to learn about plane shapes in Kindergarten. This lesson will serve as review of plane shapes' characteristics and extend into practice in categorizing shapes by defining attributes.
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Better Lesson: Looking at the Similarities and Differences

For Teachers 1st Standards
La, La, La, La, La, sing a happy song! You will be signing like a Smurf as students use their new founded knowledge of shape characteristics to participate in a whole group discussion and to successfully participate in geometric learning.
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Better Lesson: Introducing Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 1st Standards
A big word for a big idea! After being introduced to the term quadrilateral, the students will learn the characteristics of them and have an opportunity to create various quadrilaterals.
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Better Lesson: Talking About Triangles

For Teachers 1st Standards
Let's talk about shapes baby. Let's talk about vertices. Leeettsss talk about all the things that triangles need to be, Oh let's talk abbbooouuut shapes! It's not Salt N Peppa but you can get your groove on with today's triangle talk.
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Better Lesson: Assessing Composing and Decomposing Shapes

For Teachers 1st Standards
Knowledge in Action! Today you will find out if the students are understanding the idea of decomposing and composing shapes with pattern blocks.
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Better Lesson: Building With Shapes

For Teachers 1st Standards
I love blending art and math. I want my students to develop a depth of knowledge for 2D plane shapes and distinguish polygon from non-polygon shapes.
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PBS

Pbs: Count on It!: Blossom and Snappy Go Camping

For Students K - 1st Standards
Blossom and Snappy help Robbie prepare for her camping trip. They learn about dehydrated food and the amount of water she will need for the four days and four nights she will be away. They also learn how to pick the right spot at the...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Market Place: 2 D Shapes and Patterns

For Students K - 1st
On this interactive site, students learn to identify squares, circles, and triangles.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Tea Store: 3 D Space

For Students 1st - 3rd
Can you help Leela find objects of different 3D shapes in her parents' tea store?
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Castle in the Clouds: Space: 2 D Shapes and Symmetry

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Students will explore symmetry through a variety of learning games.
Graphic
abcteach

Abcteach: Math Posters

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Most of the posters on this site are colorful math posters for primary or elementary school. However, there is one math poster that could be used in secondary school geometry class that has the formulas...
Interactive
TeacherLED

Teacher Led Interactive Whiteboard Resource Two Quadrant Graph

For Students K - 1st Standards
Use this interactive white board activity to explore coordinate planes and graphing ordered pairs.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: I Spy

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
These interactive matching games for elementary age students combine visuals of familiar objects and rhyming riddles to create brain-teasing puzzles.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Rotational Symmetry

For Teachers K - 1st
This is a good site for elementary teachers to help educate students about symmetry by using pattern blocks. This link has multiple activities that the instructor could use including technological and standard activities.
Activity
NumberNut

Number Nut: Shapes, Symbols, and Colors: 2 D Shapes

For Students K - 1st Standards
Did you know that two-dimensional shapes are also called polygons? This lesson describes the various 2-D shapes and includes two interactive games to reinforce skills.
Activity
Math Cats

Math Cats: Visit Tessellation Town on Tile Island!

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Go to Tessellation Town on Tile Island and create a variety of tessellations.
Activity
Other

Interactive Pattern Blocks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A colorful, engaging site where students can manipulate pattern blocks to create patterns or pictures. Included in the detailed directions are possible activities and a feature that allows you to email your patterns to a friend.
Interactive
Iowa State University

Math Jeopardy

For Students Pre-K - 1st
It's time for Jeopardy. Detailed directions and suggested game questions are given for Math Jeopardy. Questions are attached in a PDF file that can be downloaded and printed.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Tangram Fun

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will practice geometric and spatial reasoning as they read and respond to a story about a magic window.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Tangrams

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart uses tangrams to teach geometric principles. There are many opportunities for students to interact and practice with tangrams.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Tangrams Tangs Story

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart allows students to listen to a story about tangrams and spatial reasoning. The students will use the tangrams to reproduce the animals from the story.
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Math Slice

Math Slice: Hide and Seek

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Play hide and seek with Lion King character Timon in this interactive game where learners practice finding coordinates using ordered pairs. The game is personalized and high scores are posted.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: 3 D Shapes

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students are introduced to the following 3-D shapes, including spheres, cylinders, and rectangular prisms.

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