Standard Course of Study :: Mathematics — Grade 1

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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 3

Geometry - The learner will identify, describe, draw, and build basic geometric figures.

Objective 3.04

Solve problems involving spatial visualization.

Resources aligned to this objective

Multicultural cross grade level unit plan
This unit of study integrates reading, writing, math, and social studies. It is designed to help first and third grade students relate to other cultures of the world. They will understand and compare the similarities and differences of children, families, and communities in different times and places. They will analyze religious and other cultural traditions. They will apply basic geographic concepts.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Social Studies, Computer Technology Skills, and Mathematics)
By Shirley Young.
Old Hat, New Hat - 3-D Pattern Hats
After students read "Old Hat, New Hat" by Jan Berenstain and Stan Berenstain, they create new 3-D hats in art.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics)
By Lisa Mitchell.
Ordinals Concentration
Ordinals Concentration is a matching game that provides practice in identifying ordinal numbers to ten.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)
By Linda Newton.
Painted Cylindrical Sculptures
Students will experiment painting a variety of lines as directed in addition to inventing their own on 12" x 18" paper. Students will also glue pre-cut paper strips onto their sculptures experimenting with a variety of paper sculpture techniques such as bending, folding and curling.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics)
By Rose Szabo.
Super Shape Shifter
Students learn shapes and put them together to make other shapes.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Computer Technology Skills and Mathematics)
By Becky Woolard.

Lesson plans on the web

Adjective Monster
Students explore the connections between visual art and language arts, and how both are used to creatively tell stories and express emotions. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Mathematics)
Provider: ARTSEDGE: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Facing Up
Students create a map of their face and practice locating different parts using the geometric and measurement concepts they have learned in previous lessons. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics and Science)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Figuring in football
Students examine the influences of pattern, symmetry, and design in the real-world, by looking at a football field. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Geoboards
Students identify and recognize triangles using multiple representations, locate triangles in their environment, and construct triangles. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Going Beyond with Triangles
Students create a class triangle book and work with tangrams. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Going on a shape hunt: Integrating math and literacy
Students learn shape names, locate shapes in their environment, practice spelling out the names of items and shapes they locate, and reflect, in writing, on the process. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Mathematics)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Going Places: Looking Back and Moving Forward
This lesson helps the teacher determine if students have learned to link measurement and geometry to create maps and charts to show spatial relationships. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics and Science)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Helping Ladybug Hide with Arrows and Angles
Students use a Java applet to hide a ladybug under a leaf. This requires experimentation, planning, and understanding of spatial relationships and visual memory. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics and Science)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
How Do You Build Triangles?
Students investigate basic properties of triangles. They then investigate the relationships among basic geometric shapes and communicate their findings to their peers. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
I've Seen That Shape Before
In a variety of activities, students use physical models of simple solid shapes, and identify these shapes in the real-world and in pictures found on websites. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Investigating the concept of triangle and properties of polygons
Describes activities using interactive geoboards to help students identify simple geometric shapes, describe their properties, and develop spatial sense. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Ladybug mazes
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students plan a series of moves that navigate a ladybug through a maze. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Making Rectangles
Students use their knowledge of numbers, measurement and geometry to plan the steps necessary for a ladybug to draw rectangles of different sizes. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Making Triangles
Students use 45- and 90-degree angles to create triangles and develop an understanding of the relationship between angles and the shape of a triangle. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Making Virtual Triangles
Students identify and recognize triangles using multiple representations interactive electronic geoboards to explore the characteristics of triangles. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics