Why do shapes matter in our daily lives?
Adaptive Perseverance: Students will explore different shapes and their uses, understanding there are multiple ways to categorize and utilize them.
Learner’s Mindset: Encourage curiosity about the geometric world around them, fostering a love for learning through exploration of shapes.
Critical Thinking: Engage in identifying and categorizing shapes, viewing everyday objects with a critical eye for their geometric properties.
How do we see shapes in objects around us?
Why are some shapes better for certain objects or purposes?
How can we create new shapes from ones we already know?
Students will identify and name shapes in their environment.
Students will discuss the purpose of different shapes in daily objects.
Students will experiment with creating new shapes by combining familiar ones.
K.G.A.2 - Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
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