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About the Mathematics in This Unit

Dear Family,

We are beginning a new unit in mathematics called Attributes of Shapes and Parts of a Whole. In this unit, which focuses on 2-D and 3-D geometry and also foundational ideas about fractions, students will identify two- and three-dimensional shapes, learn about rectangular arrays, and partition squares, rectangles, and circles into equal parts.

Throughout the unit, students work toward the following goals.

Benchmarks/Goals	Examples
Identify attributes of and draw 2-D and 3-D shapes.
Make a rectangle out of squares and describe it.

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