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Dear Family,
We are beginning a new unit in mathematics called Build a Block, Build a Wall. This geometry unit focuses on three-dimensional shapes. In this unit, students look for and identify three-dimensional shapes in the real-world as they go on Shape Hunts in school and at home. They create, identify, describe, compare, represent, and build with 3-D shapes. They also explore the relationship between 2-D and 3-D shapes as they match the faces of Geoblocks—a set of related three-dimensional wooden blocks—to corresponding 2-D shapes.
Throughout this unit, students will be working toward these goals:
Benchmarks/Goals | Examples |
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Understand words that describe relative position. |
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Identify and describe the overall size, shape, and features of familiar 3-D shapes. |
“It has a triangle on one side.” “It's big.” “It would make a good ramp.” “It looks like a piece of pie.” “One part is pointy.”
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Make 3-D shapes. | |
Combine shapes to make 3-D shapes. |