Unit 5: Reasoning with Shapes and Their Attributes

Lesson 1:  Recognize Shape Attributes

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• I can recognize and compare shape attributes.

• I can use those attributes to create working definitions of quadrilateral, rhombus, rectangle, square, parallelogram, and trapezoid.

• Video Links

  • NumbeRock Quadrilaterals

  • NumbeRock Lines

• Virtual Manipulatives

  • Geoboard

  • Quadrilaterals

• Technology Resources

  • IXL Parallel Sides

  • IXL Types of Quadrilaterals

Lesson 2:  Identifying Trapezoids and Parallelograms

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• I can recognize and compare shape attributes.

• I can use those attributes to categorize trapezoids and other quadrilaterals that are not parallelograms.

• Video Links

  • NumbeRock Quadrilaterals

• Virtual Manipulatives

  • Geoboard

  • Quadrilaterals

• Technology Resources

  • Quizlet Flashcards

  • IXL Trapezoids

Lesson 3:  Identifying Rectangles and Parallelograms

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• I can recognize and compare shape attributes.

• I can use those attributes to create definitions of rectangle and parallelogram.

• Video Links

  • NumbeRock Quadrilaterals

• Virtual Manipulatives

  • Geoboard

  • Quadrilaterals

• Technology Resources

  • IXL Rectangles

  • IXL Parallelograms

Lesson 4:  Identifying Rectangles, Rhombi & Square

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• I can recognize and compare shape attributes.

• I can use those attributes to categorize rectangle, parallelogram, square, and rhombus.

• Video Links

  • Khan Academy: Recognize Shapes

• Virtual Manipulatives

  • Geoboard

  • Quadrilaterals

• Technology Resources

  • IXL Rhombus

  • IXL Square

Lesson 5:  Exploring Quadrilaterals

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• I can recognize and compare shape attributes of quadrilaterals, including rectangles, parallelograms, squares, trapezoids, and rhombi.

• Video Links

  • Learn Zillion Classify and Compare Quadrilaterals

• Virtual Manipulatives

  • Geoboard

  • Quadrilaterals

• Technology Resources

  • IXL Classify Quadrilaterals

  • IXL Pick All the Names for a Quadrilateral

Lesson 6:  Categorizing Quadrilaterals

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• I can categorize, draw, and label quadrilaterals based on their attributes.

• Virtual Manipulatives

  • Geoboard

  • Quadrilaterals

  • Whiteboard

• Technology Resources

  • IXL Draw Quadrilaterals

Lesson 7:  Guess My Rule

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• I can sort and classify quadrilaterals based on given attributes.

• Virtual Manipulatives

  • Geoboard

  • Quadrilaterals

  • Whiteboard

• Technology Resources

  • IXL Classify Quadrilaterals

  • IXL Pick All the Names for a Quadrilateral

  • IXL Draw Quadrilaterals

Lesson 8:  Composing Triangles and Quadrilaterals

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• I can investigate and describe characteristics of triangles and quadrilaterals.

• I can use my reasoning skills to compose triangles and quadrilaterals.

• Video Links

  • Composing Shapes

• Virtual Manipulatives

  • Pattern Blocks 

  • Tangrams

Lesson 9:  Decomposing Quadrilaterals

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• I can investigate and describe characteristics of quadrilaterals.

• I can use my reasoning skills to decompose quadrilaterals and discuss the resulting figures.

• Video Links

  • Decomposing Shapes

• Virtual Manipulatives

  • Pattern Blocks 

  • Tangrams