Shapes and Stuff By: Thomas Euziere

TEKS (6) Geometry and spatial reasoning. The student uses attributes to identify two- and three-dimensional geometric figures. The student compares and contrasts two- and three-dimensional geometric figures or both. The student is expected to: (A) describe and identify two-dimensional geometric figures, including circles, triangles, rectangles, and squares (a special type of rectangle) (B) describe and identify three-dimensional geometric figures, including spheres, rectangular prisms (including cubes), cylinders, and cones (C) describe and identify two- and three-dimensional geometric figures in order to sort them according to a given attribute using informal and formal language (D) use concrete models to combine two-dimensional geometric figures to make new geometric figures.

Describe and identify two-dimensional geometric figures, including circles, triangles, rectangles, and squares (a special type of rectangle) -Start out with a book entitled Circle Dogs by: Kevin Henkes to get the students excited about the concept of shapes. -Hand out a coloring sheet to get the students looking at and excited about shapes. -Create a chart of different shapes that are labeled. -Have the students recite what each shape is and count the sides and corners.

Describe and identify three-dimensional geometric figures, including spheres, rectangular prisms (including cubes), cylinders, and cones -Bring some models of spheres, rectangular prisms, cylinders, and cones and let the students use them to describe to me the differences in the shapes. -Count sides and edges

Describe and identify two- and three- dimensional geometric figures in order to sort them according to a given attribute using informal and formal language -That the teacher has provided and are instructed to cut out 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes. -Then paste and label the 2 dimensional shapes on one side and the 3 dimensional shapes on the other side -The children will go through magazines that they all brought and some

Use concrete models to combine two- dimensional geometric figures to make new geometric figures. -Bring in some little plastic shape toys and let the students use their creativity to create new shapes.-Bring in some little plastic shape toys and let the students use their creativity to create new shapes. -Identify sides and corners, naming any shapes they have never seen before whatever they would like to call it-Identify sides and corners, naming any shapes they have never seen before whatever they would like to call it

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