ALEX Learning Activity

  

Camp Quadrilaterals

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  This learning activity provided by:  
Author: Ginger Boyd
System:Geneva County
School:Samson Middle School
  General Activity Information  
Activity ID: 2558
Title:
Camp Quadrilaterals
Digital Tool/Resource:
Camp Quadrilaterals/Numberock
Web Address – URL:
Overview:

This digital tool is a free animated video, Camp Quadrilaterals from Numberock. The video introduces students to quadrilaterals and teaches students how to classify quadrilaterals through a song with catchy lyrics describing properties of quadrilaterals.

This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
  Associated Standards and Objectives  
Content Standard(s):
Mathematics
MA2019 (2019)
Grade: 4
28. Identify two-dimensional figures based on the presence or absence of parallel or perpendicular lines or the presence or absence of angles of a specified size.

a. Describe right triangles as a category, and identify right triangles.
Unpacked Content
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
  • Sort two-dimensional figures based on angle sizes or presence of parallel and/or perpendicular lines.

    • Example: Given a group of regular polygons, sort shapes into categories based on angle size as well as presence of parallel lines.
  • Classify and name shapes using more than one characteristic.
  • Identify a right triangle by labeling the right angle.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • Two-dimensional figure
  • Parallel lines
  • Perpendicular lines
  • Angle
  • Right triangle
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • Two lines are parallel if they never intersect and are an equal distance apart.
  • Two lines are perpendicular if they are at right angles to each other.
  • A right triangle is a triangle that has one right angle.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • Classify two-dimensional figures based on the presence or absence of parallel or perpendicular lines.
  • Classify two-dimensional figures based on the presence or absence of angles of a specified size.
  • Identify right triangles.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • shapes are categorized based on attributes they possess in common such as angle size, side length, side relationships (parallel and perpendicular).
Diverse Learning Needs:
Essential Skills:
Learning Objectives:
M.4.28.1: Define right angle.
M.4.28.2: Recognize that shapes in different categories (e.g., rhombuses, rectangles, and others) may share attributes (e.g., having four sides), and that the shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals).
M.4.28.3: Recognize rhombuses, rectangles, and squares as examples of quadrilaterals, and draw examples of quadrilaterals that do not belong to any of these subcategories.
M.4.28.4: Recognize and draw shapes having specified attributes such as a given number of angles or a given number of equal faces.
M.4.28.5: Identify triangles.

Prior Knowledge Skills:
  • Recall the vocabulary of shapes (labels, sides, faces, vertices, etc.).
  • Recognize and draw shapes having specified attributes such as a given number of angles.
  • Build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes.
  • Sort shapes into categories.
  • Define side, angle, face, closed, and open.
  • Use vocabulary related to shape attributes.
    Examples: sides, angles, face, closed, open.
  • Trace shapes.
  • Sort triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes.
  • Explore triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes.
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.4.28 Using vocalization, sign language, augmentative communication or assistive technology, describe the defining attributes of two-dimensional shapes (e.g., number of sides, number of angles).
Learning Objectives:

Students will be able to classify quadrilaterals based on angles or the presence of parallel and/or perpendicular lines and congruency.
  Strategies, Preparations and Variations  
Phase:
Before/Engage
Activity:

Show students the video, Camp Quadrilaterals. You may want to turn on the closed captioning so students will be able to read along with the song lyrics or you may choose to play the video a second time for students. Distribute the Camp Quadrilaterals Missing Lyrics sheets containing missing lyrics. The parts of the lyrics that are missing describe the properties of quadrilaterals. Students may work individually or in pairs to complete the missing lyrics. 
Assessment Strategies:

Completing the Camp Quadrilaterals Missing Lyrics worksheet can be used as an assessment to check for mastery of properties of quadrilaterals.  
Advanced Preparation:

Teachers will need an internet-connected device to play the video. Teachers will also need to make copies of the Camp Quadrilaterals Missing Lyrics worksheet for the students (one for each student).

Camp Quadrilaterals Lyrics (considered Teacher's Key with missing lyrics highlighted).
Variation Tips (optional):

Teachers may choose to add a word bank to the missing lyrics worksheet. This will help any struggling students.

This sheet can be used to create the word bank, Camp Quadrilaterals Lyrics (considered Teacher's Key with missing lyrics highlighted).
Notes or Recommendations (optional):

ALCOS 2019

4.28). Identify two-dimensional figures based on the presence or absence of parallel or perpendicular lines or the presence or absence of angles of a specified size.

a. Describe right triangles as a category, and identify right triangles.
  Keywords and Search Tags  
Keywords and Search Tags: angles, congruent, parallel, perpendicular, quadrilaterals, right angle, twosided