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Curated OER

An Uncomfortable Situation

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
If shapes have the same area, do they always have the same perimeter? Learners explore the relationship between the area of square units and their perimeters in a hands-on activity. Observations are recorded, and they begin to recognize...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shapes!

For Teachers K
Explore five basic shapes- square, rectangle, triangle, circle, and stars with youngsters. They will participate in hands-on activities, draw each shape, name each shape. They also get to eat things that are in the shapes they have just...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Shape Sort

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Sorting is a great way to familiarize learners with basic shapes in this partner activity. Pairs have sixteen shape cards with various sizes and types of triangles, rectangles, hexagons, and squares. They have four category cards in...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Recognize and Draw Shapes

For Students 1st - 2nd
Each of these 10 shapes comes with a question for learners to answer as they analyze its attributes. They examine the following shapes: hexagon, trapezoid, pentagon, circle, diamond, parallelogram, rectangle, triangle, cube, and oval....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Circles, Squares, Triangles and Rectangles In Our World

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Here is an engaging geometry lesson plan which has students identify the properties of shapes and cut shapes out of magazines. They make cookies using cookie cutters in various shapes.
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Lesson Plan
Novelinks

The House on Mango Street: Vocabulary Word Squares

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Chanclas, muerto, cuando. Spanish words are plentiful in The House on Mango Street and may be unfamiliar to many readers. A vocabulary words squares activity will help kids remember the meaning of these words and add to their...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Squares

For Students K - 1st
For this shape recognition worksheet, students explore a square. Students trace the shape of the square and trace the letters that spell the word square.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Square Shape

For Students K - 1st
In this recognizing the shape of squares worksheet, students trace a square, color the squares on a picture of a house, and draw a square. Students complete 5 activities.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Color the Squares 0-10

For Students Pre-K - K
Pre-schoolers demonstrate their ability to recognize numerals from zero through ten by coloring the correct number of squares required in each of ten rows. When completed, the worksheet reveals the “one more” pattern. The resource also...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Factoring Perfect Squares

For Students 9th - 10th
In this factoring activity, students factor perfect squares. Explanations and examples are provided at the beginning of the activity. This two-page activity contains ten problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Geometry: Shapes-Squares, Rectangles and Triangles

For Students 4th - 6th
In this geometry learning exercise, students distinguish which of eight shapes are squares, rectangles and/or triangles. Students write the name of each shape on the lines provided.
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Curated OER

Shapes and Colors Practice- Squares

For Students K - 1st
In this geometric shapes activity, students learn to recognize the square shape. Students analyze a picture of birthday packages and trace the squares and color them red.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Shapes and Colors- Square Pyramid

For Students K - 1st
In this geometric shapes worksheet, students recognize the square shapes in a pyramid picture. Students trace the squares and color them each a different color.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ExplorA-Pond: 4th Grade Perimeter Estimation

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Your geometers are used to finding the perimeter of a square or rectangle, so give them something different this time! With this lesson, small groups will receive a picture of a shoreline and calculate the perimeter. The website listed...
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Curated OER

Fractions and Measurement

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Using a Smart Board, or a plain ol' white board or chalkboard, the teacher pulls up a grid and demonstrates how squares and rectangles can be divided up into equal parts. The class will get their own graph paper to draw shapes and divide...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Incomplete Dominant and Codominant Traits Worksheet

For Students 7th - 10th
A two-page instructional activity provides seven Punnett squares for practice in determining genotypes and phenotypes. Each is an example of incomplete dominance or codominance. After your bright biologists have mastered Punnett squares,...
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EngageNY

Comparing Quadratic, Square Root, and Cube Root Functions Represented in Different Ways

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Need a real scenario to compare functions? This lesson has it all! Through application, individuals model using different types of functions. They analyze each in terms of the context using the key features of the graphs. 
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Sequence of Partial Sums: Partial Sums

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Have some fun building squares out of triangles. Pupils investigate the partial sums of odd numbers. Using the sum of the first four odd numbers, learners see that it can be rewritten as a sum containing a triangular number. Simplifying...
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Curated OER

Recognize Squares

For Students K - 1st
In this observation of squares worksheet, students identify the square figures. In this coloring worksheet, students identify six squares.
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Math Worksheets Land

Recognize Area Word Problems - Independent Practice Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
If a rectangle has three columns and four rows, how many squares does it have inside? Learners draw 10 rectangles based on specified rows and columns, counting the number of resulting squares. Keep in mind you may want to explain that...
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Math Worksheets Land

Recognize Area Word Problems - Guided Lesson

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Approach geometry concepts with youngsters using visual guides like this one to find area. They draw a rectangle, segmenting it into rows and columns. Scholars determine how many square units they see in the partitioned rectangle. They...
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Curated OER

Candide: Word Squares

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Readers of Voltaire’s satire create a word square for vocabulary drawn from Candide. The first box contains the word, the second a picture or illustration of the word. The definition is written in the third box, and learners write a...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Are You a Square or a Rectangle?

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Discover the difference between standard and non-standard units of measure with your class. They differentiate between rectangles and squares, read a book, measure a peer's height. They then discuss  measurement methods, make...
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Organizer
Curated OER

The Shapes of Sports

For Students K - 1st
Bring shapes onto the pitching mound! There are two diagrams here depicting a basketball court and a baseball field. Learners identify the shapes they recognize on each. They get a little guidance for the first one, but you should note...