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Tracing and drawing

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A lesson plan for grade K Mathematics

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Students will continue to discuss attributes of triangles. They will trace and draw triangles individually, recognize objects in their environment that are shaped like triangles, and explain to the class how they recognized the shape.

Students will:

  • Identify and describe triangles.
  • Draw triangles.
  • Locate triangles in their environment.

NCTM Standards and Expectations covered in this lesson include:

  • Recognizing, naming, building, drawing, comparing, and sorting two- and three-dimensional shapes.
  • Recognizing geometric shapes and structures in the environment and specifying their location.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Mathematics (2004)

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.
    • Objective 3.02: Compare geometric shapes (identify likenesses and differences).