Math: Geometry

Pre-K-5: Instructional programs from Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 should enable all students to use visualization, spatial reasoning and geometric modeling to solve problems.

• In Pre-Kindergarten through grade 2, all students should recognize geometric shapes and structures in the environment and specify their location.
• In grades 3-5, all students should build and draw geometric objects.

Standards are listed with permission from Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, copyright 2000 by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). NCTM does not endorse the content or validity of these alignments.

Source:Principles and Standards for School Mathematics

Enable students to explore geometry through art, as they represent common items in the environment with an assortment of shapes. Younger students can tell stories about their pictures. Older students can calculate the total area of each shape in the picture. Students can even create symmetrical images and find the axis of symmetry.

Note: This lesson can be created using either Ellison AllStar or SureCut Dies.

Supplies Used: Cardstock, Glue, Poster Board

The teacher will die-cut the materials for student use prior to the lesson.

1. Die-cut the six different Pattern Block Multiples shapes from a variety of colors using cardstock or construction paper. Laminate the shapes for sturdier, long-lasting pieces.
2. Using the Pattern Block Multiples and a 9" x 12" piece of paper or cardstock, students can create various patterns or shapes (see Main Photo).