➕ 1st Grade Math · Unit 7
Shapes and Equal Shares
14 short narrated lessons in 3 chapters, each with pictures, a quiz with a hint and a second try, and an explanation for every answer.
Standards: 1.G.A.1 1.G.A.2 1.G.A.3
What your child will learn
Shape attributes
- Sides and CornersCount the sides and corners of shapes.
- Closed ShapesTell whether a shape is closed or open.
- What Makes a Shape?Explain that sides and corners define a shape, but color and size do not.
- Drawing ShapesDraw shapes that have given attributes, like three sides.
- Shape Attributes Review ReviewReview sides, corners and what makes a shape.
Putting shapes together
- Making Shapes from ShapesPut flat shapes together to make a new shape.
- Making More ShapesMake new shapes from shapes you already put together.
- Building with Solid ShapesPut solid shapes like cubes and cylinders together to build a new shape.
- Putting Shapes Together Review ReviewReview putting flat and solid shapes together.
Equal shares
- Equal and Unequal PartsTell whether a shape is split into equal or unequal parts.
- HalvesSplit circles and rectangles into two equal parts called halves.
- Fourths and QuartersSplit circles and rectangles into four equal parts called fourths or quarters.
- More Parts, Smaller PartsExplain that more equal parts make each part smaller.
- Equal Shares Review ReviewReview equal shares, halves and fourths.
Try a question from this unit
From the lesson “Sides and Corners”
How many sides does this triangle have?
Show the answer
[object Object]. A triangle has 3 straight sides, one for each line you traced.
Hint kids see after a wrong try: “Trace each straight line with your finger.”
Key words
- side
- corner
- closed
- attribute
- draw
- compose
- combine
- cube
- cylinder
- equal parts
- half
- fourth
- quarter
- smaller
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