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Tri this Angle!

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First graders draw and describe various types of polygons. they investigate their own environments for examples of polygons. After reading the book, The Greedy Triangle, they discuss everyday objects that are polygons. They create shape collages.

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quadrilaterals, triangles

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quadrilateral, triangle, math
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Grade
1st
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Technology
Video

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