Lesson 5

Plotting and Describing Shapes

Est. Class Sessions: 2–3

Homework and Practice

Use Questions 8–10 in the Homework section of the Student Guide to assess students' abilities to identify and describe two-dimensional shapes [E4]; locate and describe locations in all four quadrants using ordered pairs [E6]; justify conclusions using geometric properties [E7]; and show work [MPE5].

To provide targeted practice with identifying and describe two-dimensional shapes, have students play the Name That Property with a partner.

Assign Questions 6–7 in the Student Guide after Part 1.
Assign the Homework section in the Student Guide after Part 2.
Assign DPP items M–P. In Bit M, students work with negative numbers.
Challenge N can be assigned as a Problem of the Week. Students solve a mystery using logic.
Assign Home Practice Parts 3–4. In Part 3, students practice solving addition and subtraction problems with fractions. In Part 4, students plot points on a coordinate graph.

Math Facts. In Bit O, students use the rectangle model and break-apart products to solve the last six multiplication facts. In Task P, students practice the last six multiplication facts while solving a multistep problem involving area.

Student Guide: 281

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