Virtual Puzzles
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A lesson plan for grades K–2 Mathematics
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In this lesson, the seventh in an eight-part unit from Illuminations titled “Traveling Along: Measuring and Mapping,” students work with virtual puzzles to experience turns, rotations, slides, and spatial relationships in a powerful way. They interpret relative positions in space and describe and interpret direction and distance in navigating space.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 3: Geometry - The learner will identify, describe, draw, and build basic geometric figures.
- Objective 3.03: Compare and contrast geometric figures.
- Objective 3.04: Solve problems involving spatial visualization.
Grade 2
- Goal 3: Geometry - The learner will perform simple transformations.
- Objective 3.01: Combine simple figures to create a given shape.
Kindergarten
- Goal 3: Geometry - The learner will explore the concepts of geometry.
- Objective 3.02: Compare geometric shapes (identify likenesses and differences).
- Objective 3.03: Model and use directional and positional vocabulary.
- Objective 3.04: Complete simple spatial visualization tasks and puzzles.
