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Can You Name That Shape?

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Learners use materials to build, investigate, and draw two-dimensional shapes (polygons). They combine the shapes they have built and draw from the pile to begin a round-robin activity to name and determine the attributes of a selection of the shapes.

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2-d shapes, 2-d, 3-d figures, 3-d, comparing shapes, polygons, shapes

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polygons, shapes, two-dimensional shapes, compare shapes, shape attributes, three-dimensional shapes, construct shapes, math
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Grade
2nd - 3rd
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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