Assign the All about Shapes pages in the Student
Activity Book for students to complete individually.
Students will identify, describe, draw, and sort
2-dimensional shapes based on their attributes such
as right angles, number of sides, number of angles,
and number of parallel sides. Each student will need
a ruler.
Use the All about Shapes pages with the Feedback Box in the
Student Activity Book to assess students' abilities to identify,
describe, sort, and draw 2-dimensional shapes based on
their attributes [E1].
To provide targeted practice, place copies of the My Shape Riddles Assessment Master in a center. Students can use
these and their own sets of shape cards from the Fill in the
Shapes pages in the Student Activity Book to write riddles
that include shape descriptors. They can exchange riddles
with a partner.
Upon completion, display the Shape Riddles section
of the All about Shapes pages and select a couple of
the riddles to discuss. Read a riddle aloud and then
have students explain how they identified the shape.
During the discussion ask questions such as:
- How do you know that this shape solves the
riddle?
- Is there another solution? Did anyone solve the
riddle with a different shape?
- Show the [parallel sides, right angles] in this
shape.
- Show how to count the [angles, sides] in this
shape.
- Why doesn't this shape work?
- Can you draw another shape that solves this
riddle?
