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 3.04

Complete simple spatial visualization tasks and puzzles.

Resources aligned to this objective

Resources on the web

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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