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Shape Detectives: Sesame Street

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Title:

Shape Detectives: Sesame Street

URL:

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sesame-craft-shape-detective/shape-detective-craft-sesame-street/

Content Source:

PBS

Type:

Learning Activity

Overview:

Shapes are everywhere—you just have to know what to look for. A dinner plate might be a circle; a piece of pizza might be a triangle, and a door frame might be a rectangle. Talk to your students about different shapes, then scout your classroom for more.

Content Standard(s):

Mathematics
MA2019 (2019)
Grade: K

22. Model shapes in the world by building them from sticks, clay balls, or other components and by drawing them.

Unpacked Content

Evidence Of Student Attainment:

Students:

Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.

Knowledge:

Students know:

2D and 3D shapes (triangle, square, rectangle, hexagon, rhombus, circle, cube, cylinder, sphere, cone).

Skills:

Students are able to:

Compose shapes with known attributes using a variety of materials (pipe cleaners, marshmallows/toothpicks, etc.).

Understanding:

Students understand that:

geometric shapes can be constructed and represented using a variety of physical materials.

Diverse Learning Needs:

Essential Skills:

Learning Objectives:
M.K.22.1: Recognize attributes of shapes.
M.K.22.2: Identify cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres.
M.K.22.3: Identify squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, and hexagons.
M.K.22.4: Identify shapes in the environment.
M.K.22.5: Trace shapes.
M.K.22.6: Make purpose marks such as lines and circles.

Prior Knowledge Skills:

Notice same/different and some/all.
Begin to name and match sizes and shapes.
Enjoy playing with all kinds of objects.
Point to matching or similar objects.
Understand that words can label sameness and differences.
Sort objects on the basis of shape.
Recognize and sort familiar objects with the same shape or size.
Understand and point to a triangle, a circle, a square and rectangle.
Understand the concept of same shape and size.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

AAS Standard:
M.AAS.K.21 Match a shape to common objects in the same or different sizes and orientations (real or picture; limited to circle, square, rectangle, and triangle).

Tags:

drawing, model, realworld, shapes

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Partnered Event:

ALEX Resource Development Summit

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Comments

2019 ALCOS

22. Model shapes in the world by building them from sticks, clay balls, or other components and by drawing them.

This resource provided by:

Author:	Michelle Frye
The event this resource created for:	ALEX Resource Development Summit

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Shape Detectives: Sesame Street