Gr. 1 Unit: Reason with Shapes and Their Attributes

UNIT OVERVIEW

In this unit, students in grade 1 reason about shapes. They distinguish why a given shape belongs to a particular category using their own words. Through careful observation and description, students learn to differentiate between defining attributes (triangles are closed and have three-sides) and non-defining attributes (this particular triangle is large and red). Students share their understanding through the use of drawings, manipulatives, and real world objects and should be given repeated exposure to regular and irregular shapes in order to build and draw shapes that show defining attributes. Manipulation of shapes and spatial exploration are strongly encouraged. Students in grade 1 also compose two- and three-dimensional shapes to create a composite shape, and compose new shapes from the composite shape. Finally, students in grade 1 begin to build a firm foundation of both geometric concepts as well as number relationships. Partitioning shapes and creating fair shares connects to both the part-whole relationship as well as to early fraction concepts. It is important that students in grade 1 are provided with adequate time and experiences to help them reason and develop deep conceptual understanding of the Standards in this Cluster.

A question is essential when it stimulates multi-layered inquiry, provokes deep thought and lively discussion, requires students to consider alternatives and justify their reasoning, encourges re-thinking of big ideas, makes meaningful connections with prior learning, and provides students with opportunities to apply problem-solving skills to authentic situations.

UNIT LESSON:

Reason with shapes and their attributes

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Exploring Two- and Three-Dimensional Shapes & Their Properties

CCSC Alignment: 1.G.A.2

Students learn the names and explore the characteristics of solid shapes. They recognize 3-dimensional geometric shapes in the real world and recognize shapes when they are combined with other shapes.

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Equal Shares

CCSC Alignnment: 1.G.A.3

Students partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares to learn about halves, fourths, and quarters.