Content Area: Math

 

Index: 4.2B Grade 2 CPI 2

 

Standard: 4.2 - Geometry and Measurement

 

Strand: B - Transforming Shapes

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 2 -  The student will combine and subdivide simple shapes to make other shapes.

 

Grade: 2

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        Students use tangram pieces to construct triangles, rectangles, squares, and other shapes.

 

·        Students investigate which pattern block shapes can be formed from the equilateral triangles, recording their results in pictures and on a chart.

 

·        Students work in groups to decide how to divide a rectangular candy bar among four people. The students then compare the various ways that each group solved the problem.

 

Kidspiration Activity:

 

·        Use the Symbol Maker tool to manipulate simple shapes to create patterns and designs.