Different Designs

Students use different simple shapes to compose the same shape and describe the location of the simple shapes.

By Amplify Classroom

Grades: Kindergarten

Subject: Math

Learning goals: Today’s Goals • Compose a shape in more than 1 way. • Determine and compare the quantities of simple shapes used to compose a larger shape. • Language Goal: Compare larger shapes that are composed of simple shapes. (Speaking and Listening) Materials Lesson Resources: Activity 1 PDF, Visual Display PDF, Boat Puzzle (optional), Visual Display PDF, Empty Space (optional); Manipulative Kit: pattern blocks; Classroom materials: Shapes We Know chart (from prior lessons), Words to Describe Shapes chart (from prior lessons); Centers Resources: Puzzles (A–E, Set 2), Recording Sheet