Shape hunt
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.php?DocID=133
A lesson plan for grades K–2 Mathematics
The purpose of this lesson, from Science NetLinks, is to give students opportunities to recognize, describe, build, and explore shapes in many different contexts. In this investigation, students look for examples of patterns and shapes in both the natural and designed world. This investigation uses tangrams, or pattern blocks, in many of the activities. If these resources are unavailable, print out sets of tangrams from the Girl Tech website. Teachers may choose to add a circular object to students’ tangram sets.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 3: Geometry - The learner will identify, describe, draw, and build basic geometric figures.
- Objective 3.01: Identify, build, draw and name parallelograms, squares, trapezoids, and hexagons.
- Objective 3.02: Identify, build, and name cylinders, cones, and rectangular prisms.
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 3.01: Identify, build, draw, and name triangles, rectangles, and circles; identify, build, and name spheres and cubes.
