Content Area: Math

 

Index: 4.2B Grade 3 CPI 2

 

Standard: 4.2 - Geometry and Measurement

 

Strand: B - Transforming Shapes

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 2 - The student will investigate the occurrence of geometry in nature and art.

 

Grade: 3

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        Students take a "geometry walk" through their school or their neighborhood, looking for examples of specific shapes and concepts.

 

·        Students create geometric patterns using potato prints.

 

·        Students decorate their classroom for the winter holidays using geometric shapes.

 

·        Students examine and discuss geometric patterns found in works of art.