Plane and Solid Geometry

Activity Set 1

Trainer Guide

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I Spy

Plane anD SolID GeoMetryaCtIvIty Set #1

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In this activity, participants play a game of I Spy to recognize and identify plane and solid geometric shapes based on color, shape, or position clues.

MATERIALS

• Transparency:ISpy

VOCABULARY

• plane• solid

TIME: 10–15 minutes

IntroDUCe

• Greetparticipants.

• Explaintoparticipantsthattodaytheywill reviewanumberofconceptsandtermsrelated to plane geometry and solid geometry.

• Tellparticipantsthattobegin,theywillplay a game of I Spy.

DISCUSS anD Do

• DisplayTransparency:ISpy.

• ExplainthatthesimplegameofI Spy asks participants to find described objects in a picture of many objects.

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I Spy

Transparency: I Spy

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• Tellparticipantsthatratherthancallingoutwhenthey find the described object, they give a “thumbs up”whentheythinktheyhavefoundtheobject.

• Beginthegamebysaying“Ispyaroundshape. Can you find it?”

• Say,afteramajorityofparticipantshavegivenathumbs up, “I spy a shape that is blue and has 3 corners (vertices). Can you find it?”

• Askvolunteerstopickasecretshapeandgiveaclue.Repeat several times.

• Givemorespecificgrade-leveldescriptionstofocusparticipants’attentionongrade-levelstandards.IntroduceeachISpystatementwithitsgradelevel:

Kindergarten-level: size, color, and positionI spy something big.I spy something green.I spy something at the bottom of the picture.

Grade 1: number of corners, size, and positionIspysomethingbluewith5corners.I spy something green and small.Ispysomethingyellowinthecenterofthepicture.

Grade 2: shape name and length of sidesI spy a rectangle.Ispyashapewith4equalsides.I spy an octagon.

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ConClUDe

• Askvolunteerstodescribetheskillsthatwerenecessaryto play this game of I Spy.(Basicknowledgeofsize,color, position, corners, shapes, lengths, and the language that describes these attributes.)

• Explainthatvocabularyisaveryimportantelementin geometry. It is vital that K–2 children hear and use the appropriate geometric terms in the early grades. Suggest that participants introduce appropriate shape names and descriptive attributes as concrete manipulativesareofferedforhands-onexploration.Thecombinationofconcretematerialsandappropriatevocabularywillbuildastrongfoundationingeometry.

• Illustratethat,inmuchthesamewaythatchildrenare instructed to learn the alphabet letters and phonics asthesteppingstonestoliteracy,activeexperienceswithcircle–triangle–squarewillleadtoemergingconcepts of sphere–pyramid–cube and space in the study of geometry.

• Introduceparticipantstothewordsplane and solid. Gooverthedefinitionsandmakesurethateveryoneis clear about the meanings.

• DiscusswithparticipantsthattheI Spygamewas an entertaining introduction to plane geometry.

• Askparticipantswhattypesofgeometricshapesstudents might encounter in daily living. Some examplesinclude:

circlewheelsoncars,bicycles,andschoolbuses

spheres in playground balls

squaresonacalendar

cones for ice cream treats

• Discusshowplaneandsolidgeometryappearseverywhere—especiallyinmathematics.

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Classify and Sort Shapes by attributes

In this activity, participants use manipulatives to classify and sort plane and solid geometric figures into attribute groups.

MATERIALS

• Transparency:ClassifyingandSorting• Transparency:PatternBlocks• Transparency/Page:ClassifyandSortShapesby

Attributes(KindergartenActivity)• Transparency/Page:MyBlockHouse(Grade1)• Transparency/Page:PatternBlocks(Grade2)• woodengeometricsolids(basicsetof12solids:

sphere, cube, cone, 1" x3"cylinder,squareprism,equilateraltriangularprism,squarepyramid,2"x 2" cylinder,hemisphere,rectangularprism,hexagonalprism, and octagonal prism)

• tableblocks(setof84varioussizesofcones,prisms,cylinders, cubes, and pyramids)

• patternblocks(bucketof250blockswithbasicset of6shapes:square,triangle,hexagon,trapezoid,rhombus, and parallelogram)

• aboxofcrayonsorpencilsforeachgroup• rulersorstraightedges(6)

VOCABULARY

• classify• planegeometricfigurenames• solidgeometricfigurenames• 3-dimensionalfigure(3-D)• attribute• sort

TIME: 25 minutes

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teaCHInG tIP: You can focus on plane geometry by using pattern blocks in place of the geometric solids and modifying the sorting activities accordingly.

IntroDUCe• Askparticipantstoformgrade-levelgroupsfor

this activity.

• Getparticipants’attentionaftertheyhaveformedtheir groups.

• Explainthateachgrade-levelgroupwillbegiven an activity that asks participants to name the plane or solid geometric figures, describe the geometric features, and classify and sort the figures into attribute groups.

• Displayasetofcoloredtableblocks.(84colorfulblocks of various sizes of cones, prisms, cylinders, cubes, and pyramids)

• Displaythesetofwoodengeometricsolids.(basic setof12solids:sphere,cube,cone,1"x 3" cylinder, squareprism,equilateraltriangularprism,squarepyramid, 2" x 2" cylinder, hemisphere, rectangular prism,hexagonalprism,andoctagonalprism)

• Askvolunteerparticipantstodescribehowthesesolids are similar and different from the table blocks. (Bothsetsofblocksare3-dimensional;tableblocksare colored and of various sizes.)

• Havevolunteerparticipantsdescribeandnamethegeometric solids.

• Displayasetofpatternblocks.(frombucketof250blockswithbasicsetof6shapes:square,triangle,hexagon,trapezoid,rhombus,andparallelogram)

• Discusswithparticipantshowgeometricsolids and pattern blocks are appropriate manipulatives for K–2 geometry activities.

• Displayavarietyofpatternblocksandgeometricsolids and discuss if the manipulative represents a plane figure or solid figure.

• Reinforce,ifnecessary,thenameofeachpatternblock and geometric solid.

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DISCUSS anD Do

• Explainthateachgrade-levelclassifyandsortactivitywillbeintroducedandthenthegroupswillcompletetheir assigned activity.

• Explainthatthekindergartengroupofparticipantswillusewoodengeometricsolidstoclassifyandsortthem into a variety of attribute groups. (Use the basic setof12solids:sphere,cube,cone,1"x 3" cylinder, squareprism,equilateraltriangularprism,squarepyramid, 2" x 2" cylinder, hemisphere, rectangular prism,hexagonalprism,andoctagonalprism.Havethe kindergarten group share these 12 solids for the ClassifyandSort activity.)

• Askvolunteerparticipantsfromthekindergartengroup to consider possible attribute groups. (shape, roundness, number of corners, blocks that roll, blocks that do not roll, blocks that stack)

• DisplayTransparency:ClassifyandSortShapes byAttributes(KindergartenActivity).

• Explainthatthegroupwillrecordinformation abouttheirclassifyingandsortingworkonthis pagebyfollowingthestepsonthetransparency.

1.Makeadrawingofblocksthatroll.

2.Makeadrawingofblocksthatcanbestacked.

• DisplayTransparency:ClassifyingandSorting.

• Explainthatthefirst-gradegroupwillusetableblocks to classify and sort those that can be used tobuildaneighborhoodofhouses.Thehousescanbe built by using any of the different blocks, but each house must have a roof that can keep the rain out. One or more blocks can be used to build the roof.

• Haveparticipantsreviewthenamesofthesolidfigures by asking volunteers to name the table blocks. (cone, prism, cylinder, cube, pyramid)

• DisplayTransparency:MyBlockHouse(Grade1).

• Explainthatthefirst-gradegroupwillrecordinformation about the shape, size, color, and the number of faces of each of the blocks in their

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Make a drawing of blocks that roll.

This is an example:

Make a drawing of blocks that can be stacked.

This is an example:

Make a drawing of some of the other blocks.

This is an example:

Classify and Sort Shapes by Attributes

Transparency: Classify and Sort Shapes by Attributes (Kindergarten Activity)

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Transparency: Classifying and Sorting

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My block house is made of:

My Block House(Grade 1)

Block Shape Size Color

for example:

small red 6

Write a sentence that describes your block house.

Number of Faces

Transparency: My Block House (Grade 1)

blockhouses.Theycancompletethehandout withdrawingsordescriptivewords.Eachparticipantalsowritesadescriptivesentenceabouttheircompleted block houses.

• Explainthatthesecond-gradegroupwillusethepatternblockstoexplorethenumberofstraightlinesand angles found in the plane geometric shapes.

• Haveparticipantsreviewthenamesofthepatternblocks by asking volunteers to name them. (triangle, square,hexagon,rhombus,parallelogram,trapezoid)

• DisplayTransparency:PatternBlocks(Grade2).

• Explainthatparticipantswillusepencils,rulers, and the page’s dot pattern to create plane geometric figures. Participants can use the ruler to measure the pattern block sides and to help them make the straight lines and angles, using the dots to help them make the shapes.

• DisplayTransparency:PatternBlocks.

• AskavolunteertoreadtheThinkAboutquestion at the bottom of Transparency:PatternBlocks (Grade2).

• Haveparticipantsworkinthegrade-levelgroupsforabout 10 minutes to complete their assigned activity.

ConClUDe

• Getthegroup’sattention.

• Askavolunteerfromeachgradeleveltocomeupandsharetheirwork.

• Asktheparticipantvolunteerstosummarizehow theclassifyingandsortingactivitieswouldhelp K–2 students to identify, describe, and compare plane and solid geometric figures.

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Use a ruler to create plane geometric figures. Name the shapes.

This is an example:

Think about:

How are the figures that you made the same and different?

Pattern Blocks(Grade 2)

Transparency: Pattern Blocks (Grade 2)

Transparency: Pattern Blocks

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I Spy

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(Kindergarten Activity)

Make a drawing of blocks that roll.

This is an example:

Make a drawing of blocks that can be stacked.

This is an example:

Make a drawing of some of the other blocks.

This is an example:

Classify and Sort Shapes by Attributes

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My block house is made of:

My Block House(Grade 1)

Block Shape Size Color

for example:

small red 6

Write a sentence that describes your block house.

Number of Faces

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Use a ruler to create plane geometric figures. Name the shapes.

This is an example:

Think about:

How are the figures that you made the same and different?

Pattern Blocks(Grade 2)