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Geo Shapes
Invite your first graders to compose and decompose two and three-dimensional figures with this fun, hands-on instructional activity. They investigate and predict the results of putting together and taking apart two-dimensional shapes...
Illustrative Mathematics
Shape Hunt Part 1
The hunt is on! Send young mathematicians on a search for shapes in the first instructional activity of this two-part series. Each time a child finds a hidden shape, he draws it on his paper, and continues searching for the rest. Perform...
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Geometric Shapes at the OK Corral
Students explore geometry by utilizing computer software. In this shape identification lesson, students define several geometric shapes by the characteristics that classify them. Students draw and cut out geometric shapes using their...
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Follow the Directions
In this following directions worksheet, students follow the directions for the shape coloring activity. Students color the various shapes according to the directions and write their name inside the big circle.
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Combine and Separate Shapes
In this shape worksheet, learners read word problems related to shapes, then use blocks to solve them. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Development of Thinking: Shape Activity
In this shape/developmental thinking learning exercise, students find shapes represented in a frame. Additional resource link is given.
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Shapes: Putting Shapes in Diagrams
In this shape activity, students determine which shapes can be put into which pictures of diagrams, marking the correct diagrams, 6 shapes total. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Shapes: Squares, Rectangles, Circles and Triangles
For this shape worksheet, students are given sets of shapes, selecting those given in a set of questions: squares, rectangles, circles or triangles. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Making Shapes Using A Pinboard: There-Sided Shapes
In this shape worksheet, students first use a pinboard and elastic bands to form triangles, then use a ruler to draw triangles on a set of 6 pinboards.
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Circle Shapes
In this shape activity activity, students trace the circles on the tree and color them red. Students then trace the 3 large circles at the bottom of the page.
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Max's Math Adventures
In these shape activity worksheets, students read the poem about shapes and then draw and write about one of the zoo animals from the zoo. Students use the given shapes to put their animal together. Students add hair, eye color, and...
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Shapes Estimation
In this shape estimation worksheet, students use their visual interpretation skills to estimate how many of the given small shapes will fit into the large shapes.
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Tangram Shapes
In this tangram worksheet, students trace the tangram pieces and cut them out to solve the five problems. Students make shapes with the tangram pieces.
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Act It Out Word Problems
In this congruent shapes worksheet, students determine if they can us the five figures to form a figure congruent to the rectangle. Students follow the steps to solve the problem: understand, plan, solve, and look back.