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Shape Sorting: Looking for Green!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Young mathematicians rotate, flip, and sort their way to an understanding of the different attributes of geometric figures. Using transparent yellow and blue shapes, children try to match congruent figures together...
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Solid Shapes

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
A collection of two lessons, kindergartners will identify two-dimensional shapes in solid shapes. They will develop basic knowledge of the components that make up a sphere, rectangular prism, pyramid, cylinder, cone, and cube. Young...
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Pop! Rockets

For Teachers K - 8th
Off they go — launching rockets is fun. The lesson plan contains templates to build paper rockets that can be launched from a PVC pipe launcher. Individuals or groups build the rockets and determine the shapes for their fins. Included...
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Foam Rocket

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
When going for distance, does it make a difference at what angle you launch the rocket? Teams of three launch foam rockets, varying the launch angle and determining how far they flew. After conducting the series of flights three times,...
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Project X-51

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
In a nose-cone to nose-cone competition, which rocket will prevail? Teams form rocket companies to design and build a rocket while competing against other teams in an economic challenge. The team that comes up with the best benefit/cost...
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Open and Closed Curves

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this open and closed curves learning exercise, learners label the pictures as having closed or open curves. Students complete 6 problems total.
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Shape Walk

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students go on a shape walk around the school. They record the shapes they see while the teacher take pictures for review back in the classroom.
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Equilateral Triangles

For Students K - 2nd Standards
For this equilateral triangles worksheet, students study the various triangles to identify equilateral triangles. Students may count the triangles.
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Draw Shapes

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this shapes worksheet, students draw different shapes including a cone, a cylinder, and a sphere. Students complete 6 shapes total.
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Shape Identification

For Students K - 2nd
In this shape identification worksheet, students write the name of the shape that is in each box. Students complete 6 problems on this worksheet.
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Real World Shapes

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this shapes instructional activity, students write the shape that represents the real world pictures given to them. Students complete 7 problems.
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Symmetry

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this symmetry worksheet, students find and trace a line of symmetry in the shapes and objects given to them. Students complete 8 problems. 
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Shapes

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this shapes activity, students trace each of the 3D shapes and then write the name for the shape. Students complete 6 problems.
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Congruent Shapes

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this congruent shapes worksheet, learners complete multiple choice questions for which shape is congruent to the one on the left. Students complete 4 problems total.
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Identify Shapes

For Students K - 2nd
In this shapes worksheet, students identify shapes as either being hexagons, pentagons, or octagons. Students complete 3 problems total.
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Board Game

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this shapes worksheet, students play a board game where they name the shape that they land on. Students have 20 spaces in the board game.
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Symmetrical Snowflakes

For Teachers 1st
First graders, exploring lines of symmetry, follow directions to create a symmetrical snowflake from their own homemade icing. As a class, they discuss lines of symmetry and determine if specific shapes are symmetrical. After the lesson,...
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Spacemobiles

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
Aspiring astronauts construct a space vehicle using cylinders, cones, spheres, and rectangular prisms. This is an engaging method of learning about three-dimensional shapes. Note that the word cylinder is constantly misspelled in the...
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Roundup Shapes

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Let's study 2-D shapes! Young mathematicians compare and classify shapes according to attributes. They evaluate shape riddles and predict the shape being described. Here is the website where you can find the...
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Small and Large Squares

For Teachers K - 1st
Young mathematicians classify squares according to attributes. They sort squares according to specific attributes. Students explore squares in repeating patterns and order squares according to size. Engaging extension activities are...
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Patterns Here, There and Everywhere

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pattern recognition is a skill often used in mathematics. Learners count and sort manipulatives, organize the data into a graph and answer questions about the information displayed. They collect the objects to be used and create patterns...
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Teddy Bears and Friends

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Children begin by making direct comparisons between objects and putting a number of objects into order according to length. They are also introduced to measuring with multi-link cubes which allows them to compare objects which cannot be...
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Shape Hunt

For Teachers K - 2nd
Explore the world of shapes! After free tangram exploration and pair share time, learners describe various patterns and shapes in both the natural and designed world. They investigate the use of tangrams to create patterns and shapes.
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Tour + Workshop = DESIGN: Shape

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Ask elementary students to explore shapes in everyday objects. They will discuss the elements of design and describe the shapes they see in visual images. Students will then design and "build" a new 3D shape. Finally they will show and...

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