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Shapetown

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students identify basic geometric shapes. In this geometry activity, students read the book Shapetown and identify the various shapes from the story. Students are given a sheet and draw part of a town using only shapes.
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What is a Tangram?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify a tangram. In this geometry activity, students read Grandfather Tang's Story and retell each story using the tangrams on a flannel board. Students use tangrams to complete an included worksheet.
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Is it a Polygon?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate polygons. In this geometry lesson, 2nd graders practice identifying characteristics of polygons on the overhead using a T-45 calculator display. Students play the game "Guess My Rule" to identify what polygons...
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Classifying Prisms and Pyramids

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Young geometers identify prisms and pyramids based on the number of edges they have. Answers vary from hexagonal and rectangular prisms to pentagonal and octagonal pyramids. 
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Classifying Polygons

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students study polygons. In this math lesson, students play a game in which they learn the classification system for polygons. Students identify the properties of quadrilaterals.
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Backyard Building - Area and Perimeter

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Turn young mathematicians into landscape architects with this four-lesson series on area and perimeter. Beginning with a basic introduction to calculating perimeter and area using non-standard units of measurement, this...
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Label the Shapes

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this geometry worksheet, students study 4 pictures of shapes and using the word bank, label them. Students then draw the specified shapes in four more problems.
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Fractions and Wholes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Lower elementary learners recognize solid shapes distributed for making fractions. Each individual uses a wheel and determine which part of a fraction is missing. This is a great lesson for your visual learners!
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Slides, Flips, and Turns

For Students 2nd
In this geometry worksheet, 2nd graders review how to determine which piece would complete the geometric shape that is pictured. They circle whether it was a flip or a slide to move the piece into position. They draw or write to explain...
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Identifying and Classifying Solid Figures

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars identify and classify solid geometric figures. In this geometry lesson, students bring in objects that look like solid shapes and identify their attributes. Young scholars identify the number of surfaces and faces on each...
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Symmetry in Children's Art Experiences

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Read between the lines of symmetry to make important connections between math, art, culture, and nature.
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Geometric Shapes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Connect geometric shapes to your learners' lives with this worksheet. In order to complete this worksheet, young scholars must discover examples of triangles, squares, and circles at school, at home, and outdoors and list them on a...
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Basic Visual Patterns: Train Cars

For Students K - 2nd
An interactive comprised of five questions challenges young scholars to complete a simple pattern. After examining a train with colored carts, learners arrange a green, blue, and yellow block into their corresponding space. Questions are...
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Ladybug Adventures

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students solve problems using mathematical skills. In this math lesson, the students use math concepts, to design a virtual path for a ladybug. The students will reinforce their skills in algebra and geometry concepts.
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Triangles Introduction

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore geometry by drawing various shapes in class. In this triangle characteristics lesson, students identify the attributes that classify a shape as a triangle and practice using their bodies to create triangles in class....
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Isosceles Triangles

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils investigate triangles. In this shapes geometry lesson, students define and state the attributes for equilateral, scalene, and isosceles triangles. Pupils locate the prefix "tri" in a variety of words and make connections with the...
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Six Squares

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create different shapes on grid paper.  In this two-dimensional geometry lesson, students take turns outlining a shape made of six squares on the graph paper.  They identify all shapes they see once everyone has had a...
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 1, Lesson 2: Dancing Duo

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders and teachers identify geometric vocabulary word by searching a geometry website. They create a Quilt Word Wall using the geometry words.
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Types of Triangles

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students classify triangles by the length of their sides. In this geometry lesson plan, students use a white board to demonstrate the angles of various triangles. Students construct an equilateral, isosceles, and a scalene triangle.
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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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Match the Shape

For Students K - 2nd
In this geometry skills practice worksheet, students respond to 4 questions that require them to match everyday items as the geometric shapes they represent.
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Making Triangles

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students use interactive geoboards to identify simple geometric shapes. In this making triangles lesson, students describe the properties associated with geometric shapes. Students develop spatial sense and the mathematical meaning...
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Perimeter Playground

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners explore geometry by participating in a school measuring activity. For this perimeter lesson, students discuss the techniques and methods used in order to measure a large perimeter or geometric figure. Learners utilize grid...
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Geo Jammin' - Day 4, Lesson 12: Geo Gee-Hawin'

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars review geometry unit content through a vocabulary/word game. They demonstrate understanding using geoboards to answer questions. They work in groups and it's a race to the correct answer.

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