Shape Robots

Students use three-dimensional shapes to build a robot and then tell and solve story problems about the robots.

By Amplify Classroom

Grades: Kindergarten

Subject: Math

Learning goals: Today’s Goals • Represent and solve Add To, Result Unknown, Take From, Result Unknown, and Put Together/Take Apart, Total Unknown story problems. • Language Goal: Create and tell a story problem that matches a given expression. (Speaking and Listening) • Language Goal: Describe the connection between three-dimensional shapes and objects in the environment. (Speaking and Listening) Materials Manipulative Kit: `10`-frames (optional), geoblocks, geosolids, two-color counters (optional); Classroom materials: Words to Describe Solid Shapes chart (from prior lessons)