First Edition
Shapes and Their Personalities The Basic Guide for First Grade
Alexa Schneider
Introduction
My name is Alexa Schneider and I am an aspiring elementary school teacher. I am currently attending Indiana University and hope to one day be teaching a first grade class near my hometown. This eBook is intended for the use of teaching first grade students the basics about two dimensional shapes and their properties. This should help set the foundations for future math classes that the students will take. I focused on the standard MA.1.4 2000 - Geometry; more specifically 1.4.2 where it is expected that the students can Identify, describe, compare, sort, and draw triangles, rectangles, squares, and circles by the end of the year. I hope this eBook is useful for your teaching needs. Enjoy!
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Basic Shapes
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Everything you need to know about the basic 2D shapes
Basic Shapes
What is a shape? A shape is a figure made up of one or more lines that connect to make it a whole.
What is a two dimensional shape? A 2D shape is a shape or figure that lays flat on paper. These are all shapes:
What are some basic shapes? The basic 2D shapes that we are going to cover are: !
Circles
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Triangles
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Squares
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Rectangles
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Circles
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Circles
What is a circle? A circle is a 2D round shape that has no edges.
Practice drawing a circle with connect the dots.
Circles can come in all different sizes.
Circles are the same distance side to side as they are up and down.
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Triangles
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Triangles
What is a triangle? A triangle is a 2D shape that has 3 edges and sides.
Practice drawing a triangle with connect the dots. Triangles can come in all different sizes.
Triangles can also come in all different shapes.
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Squares
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Squares
What is a square? A square is a 2D shape that has 4 sides and edges.
Practice drawing squares with connect the dots.
Squares can come in all different sizes.
Squares are the same distance side to side as they are up and down.
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Rectangles
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Rectangles
What is a rectangle? A rectangle is a 2D shape that has 4 sides and edges.
Practice drawing rectangles with connect the dots. Rectangles can come in all different sizes.
Rectangles can also come in all different shapes.
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Review: Identifying and Sorting Shapes
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Now that you are an expert in our basic shapes, lets do some review activities to see how much you really learned!
Review Shapes are not only in math. They are everywhere in the world around us! Here are some examples. Can you name what shapes you see?
More Review Questions Question 1 of 3
What shape has 3 sides?
A. Circle B. Rectangle C. Triangle D. Square
Check Answer
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Review Lets practice drawing shapes on our own! Try drawing circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles.
Now that you have learned about circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles, try to see if you can see these shapes out in the real world! And with enough practice, you can be experts at drawing these shapes, too!
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References
Pictures included in this eBook were all from google searches. The links in order are: !
http://www.proko.com/basic-elements-shape-value-color-edge/
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http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/shape
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http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/graduation/history.html
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http://factism.net/cleaning-skyscraper-windows/
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http://didischocolates.com/store/chocolate-squares
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http://emilypiercemath221.weebly.com/1/post/2013/09/triangles-everywhere.html
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