LEARN NC

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

Goal 3

Geometry - The learner will explore the concepts of geometry.

Objective 3.03

Model and use directional and positional vocabulary.

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Keeping in Balance
Students participate in activities in which they focus on patterns and relations that can be developed from the exploration of balance, mass, length of the mass arm, and the position of the fulcrum. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provided by: 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)
Provided by: 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)
Provided by: 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)
Provided by: 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)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Handy Map
The teacher draws an outline of his or her hands and begins mapping them using words the students suggest. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics and Social Studies)
Provided by: 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)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Get the Turtle to the Pond
This lesson from Illuminations provides opportunities for creative problem solving while encouraging young students to estimate length and angle measure. Students are asked to enter a sequence of LOGO commands to help the turtle get to the pond. Children... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
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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)
Provided by: 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)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
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)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Designing a Virtual Path
In this lesson, one of a four-part unit from Illuminations titled “Ladybug Adventures—Learning Geometry and Measurement Concepts,“ students use their knowledge of numbers, measurement, and geometry to design a “virtual path”... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)
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