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Buttons, Buttons, Everywhere!

For Teachers K
Students compare, sort, and describe shapes. Using a button collection, students identify the shape, color number of holes, etc. Students play a description game with the buttons. They create a chart and name items that are the same...
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Kindergarten: Geometry in Our World (Centers)

For Teachers K
Students identify attributes in real-life objects and models of solids and connect these attributes to characteristics of shapes such as circles, triangles, squares, and other rectangles. They discuss the ability of the object to roll,...
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Solve Word Problems with Geometry

For Students 7th - 12th
In this geometry worksheet, students solve word problems having to do with lines, angles, shapes, area, perimeter, and more. Students complete 57 problems total.
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Straight and Curved Shapes Venn Diagram

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math activity, students classify the shapes according to the correct category concerning having straight or curved sides.
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The Same, Similar, and Different

For Students 4th - 6th
In this same, similar, and different worksheet, students compare seven shapes and fill in the blanks with like or alike. Students answer eight comparisons.
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Bubbles

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners blow bubbles using various wands and observe the shape of the bubble. They design and construct new wands and then measure and illustrate the bubbles.
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3-D Paper Sculpture

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore characteristics of geometric shapes. They participate in a paper folding activity to create various geometric shapes. Students design a mobile of the shapes they have created.
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Area of Composite Polygon

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders are shown a blueprint of a house and must determine the amount of carpet needed. In groups, they calculate the area of rectangles and triangles and apply them to the shapes in the blueprint. To end the instructional...
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Tessellation Trial and Error

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this interactive instructional activity, students review attributes of equilateral polygons. They are introduced to the concept of a tessellation. Using protractors and pre-cut shapes, students arrange a variety of tiles to create...
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2-D Geometry

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders describe and compare attributes of two-dimensional shapes. They explain geometric terms, angles and shapes. Students demonstrate each vocabulary word with their body and they mirror the body positions associated with each...
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Introducing Angles

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify, compare and interpret the characteristics of polygons and angles in order to meet spatial sense, geometry and measurement standards. They also sort shapes into three categories, polygons (regular and irregular)...
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Pattern Block Polygons

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create polygons. In this shapes lesson, 6th graders explore prefixes such as oct, tri, quad, pent, etc. and share their findings. Students use pattern blocks to create two different polygons and label them.
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Geometry: Cut, Construct and Think

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore polygons. In this geometry skills lesson, students complete an activity that requires them to solve geometry problems that involve polygons as they piece together geometric shapes. Students analyze the shapes they create...
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Blocks in a Sock

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify geometric solids. In this shapes and solids beginning geometry lesson, 1st graders reach into a bag and identify the geometric solid they feel. Students describe shape attributes and match two dimensional shapes to...
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Reflections

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create a reflection of a poygon using a Mira. They discover that a line connecting a vertiex of a polygon and the corresponding vertex of its reflection is perpendicular to the line of reflection. Students create a glide...
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Polygon Perimeters

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students complete worksheets where they calculate the perimeter of polygons. In this perimeter of polygons lesson plan, students divide complex shapes into simple shapes to find the perimeter.
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Explore Three-Dimensional Shapes

For Teachers K
Students are assigned to shape groups and explore three-dimensional shapes. They review math skills and two-dimensional shapes.
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Classifying Solids

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this geometry worksheet, students write the name of the shape, and identify the number of vertices, edges, and faces for 6 e-dimensional shapes. Students draw 3 shapes, and classify groups of pictures.
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Geometry

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students are introduced to the basics of Geometry. Using cutout shapes, they identify whether they are polygons by using the properties of polygons. They practice drawing shapes they are going to be using on an everyday basis and...
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Perimeter, Circumference, Volume, and Surface Area

For Students 8th - 11th
In this Perimeter, Circumference, Volume, and Surface Area worksheet, students are asked to identify geometric formulas and calculate for volume and surface area for geometric solids.  In addition, students are asked to identify...
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Formula Determination

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students derive a formula for the interior degrees in any convex polygon. In this geometric figure lesson, students determine the shapes of various polygons and the number of triangles formed. They use this information to derive the...
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Introducing Polygons

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this polygons instructional activity, students name the 6 different colored shapes, choose any 3 polygons to draw and color on a grid, while adding a right angled triangle and a rhombus.
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Identifying Three-Dimensional Figures (5)

For Students 5th - 6th
In this shape recognition worksheet, students study the various 3 dimensional figures and identify each one. Students label the 10 figures.
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Platonic Solids

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
A chart in this activity prompts students to list the number of faces, vertices, and edges in each of five shapes. Additionally, students provide the number of faces that meet at each vertex as well as the number of sides of each face....

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