The Language of Shapes · Geometry

Flat and Solid Shapes

Distinguishing between two dimensional circles, squares, and triangles, and three dimensional spheres and cubes.

Key Questions

  1. 1What makes a shape 'flat' versus 'solid'?
  2. 2How can we describe a shape to someone who cannot see it?
  3. 3Why does a square stay a square even if we turn it sideways?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.A.3CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.B.4
Grade: Kindergarten
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: The Language of Shapes
Period: Geometry

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