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Space Shapes

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Students read "Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes" by Stuart Murphy and view a PowerPoint presentation on shapes. They identify shapes presented in the book and then identify shapes found in their classroom.

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3-d figures, 3-d, shapes

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shapes, three-dimensional shapes, math
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Grade
1st - 5th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Technology
Presentation

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