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Core concept: Squares can be made up of smaller shapes.
Learning Intention:
Learning Intention:
Students are learning that:
Students are learning that:
- we can break apart (partition) shapes to find smaller shapes hiding inside
- we can break apart (partition) shapes to find smaller shapes hiding inside
- there are many ways to combine smaller shapes to make the same shape. For example, a rectangle can be made up of 5 triangles
- there are many ways to combine smaller shapes to make the same shape. For example, a rectangle can be made up of 5 triangles
- there is often more than one way to solve the same problem
- there is often more than one way to solve the same problem
- we can record our thinking with drawings and diagrams.
- we can record our thinking with drawings and diagrams.
Success Criteria:
Success Criteria:
Students can:
Students can:
- find many ways to break apart (partition) squares into smaller shapes
- find many ways to break apart (partition) squares into smaller shapes
- reconstruct (joining) a square from smaller shapes.
- reconstruct (joining) a square from smaller shapes.
Daily number sense: Which one doesn’t belong? – 10 minutes
Daily number sense: Which one doesn’t belong? – 10 minutes
Which shape doesn’t belong?
Which shape doesn’t belong?
Provide individual thinking time as well as time to Think-Pair-Share. Invite students to share their ideas with the class.
Provide individual thinking time as well as time to Think-Pair-Share. Invite students to share their ideas with the class.
As students share their thinking, record the ideas. Invite the class to ask questions and add on to the ideas of others.
As students share their thinking, record the ideas. Invite the class to ask questions and add on to the ideas of others.
Consolidation and meaningful practice: Smaller shapes within squares
Consolidation and meaningful practice: Smaller shapes within squares
Using square pieces of paper, model ways of finding and creating smaller shapes within squares e.g. by folding and cutting.
Using square pieces of paper, model ways of finding and creating smaller shapes within squares e.g. by folding and cutting.
Find many ways to break apart (partition) squares into smaller shapes by reconstructing (joining) a square from smaller shapes.
Find many ways to break apart (partition) squares into smaller shapes by reconstructing (joining) a square from smaller shapes.
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