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Real-World Activity

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Shape Spy

Real-World Activity: Pretend that you are a shape spy. Your mission is to find as many shapes as you can in your classroom. Look around your classroom and find objects that are circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles. Shapes can be found in everyday objects. If you forget what the shapes look like, you can go back through the eBook to refresh your memory. Remember that you are a spy, so you have to be super sneaky. Don't get caught!
Lesson 1 Directions:
  1. Get a plain sheet of paper and a few crayons. Don't forget to write your name on the back!
  2. Draw one object that you spied that is a circle.
  3. Draw one object that you spied that is a square.
  4. Draw one object that you spied that is a triangle.
  5. Draw one object that you spied that is a rectangle.
  6. Go back to the eBook if you need help remembering what all of the shapes look like.
  7. When you are done, bring your paper to me and we will label the objects with the name of their shape together.
Lesson 2 Directions:
  1. Look through the pictures of everyday objects at your table.
  2. On your paper, sort the objects into groups by shape.
  3. Group all of the objects that are circles together.
  4. Group all of the objects that are squares together.
  5. Group all of the objects that are triangles together.
  6. Group all of the objects that are rectangles together.
  7. Paste the objects in their groups onto your paper. Don't forget to write your name on your paper!
  8. Go back to the eBook if you need help remembering what all of the shapes look like.
  9. When you are done, bring your paper to me and we will label the objects with the name of their shape together.

Bright From the Start Standard:
    MD4 Children will develop a sense of space and an understanding of basic geometric shapes
    a. Recognizes, describes and compares basic geometric shapes

Primary Learning Outcome:
    Students will recognize basic geometric shapes.


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