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Recommended Grade: Primary
Recommended Grade: Primary
Curriculum Expectations (strand):
Curriculum Expectations (strand):
Geometry and Spatial Sense
- identify common two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional figures and sort and classify them by their attributes
Learning Goal:
Learning Goal:
We are learning to identify common two dimensional shapes.
Required Supplies:
Required Supplies:
- Dot, ipad, the app Blockly or Blocklify
- An assortment of pattern blocks
Instructions or Directions:
Instructions or Directions:
- Write the algorithm on the ipad using Blockly or Blocklify that will then be used by Dash or Dot (see above).
- Press play on the ipad. Students shake Dot. Dot will change to a colour. Students select a shape that corresponds with the same colour as Dot. The goal is to create hexagons using the pattern blocks they earn. Whoever has the most hexagons at the end of the game wins.
Reflection Questions:
Reflection Questions:
1. How many hexagons do you have?
2. What shape(s) do you need to make a hexagone?
3. How many of (shape) do you need to make a hexagon?
4. How many possibilities are there?
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