Investigate: Solid Shape Hunt

Students activate prior knowledge about three-dimensional shapes by searching for objects in the school environment that look like given three-dimensional shapes.

By Amplify Classroom

Grades: 1st Grade

Subject: Math

Learning goals: Today’s Goals • Predict which three-dimensional shape will be seen the most in the school environment. • Identify objects that look like three-dimensional shapes. • Language Goal: Describe similarities between different three-dimensional shapes. (Speaking and Listening) Materials Lesson Resources: Activity PDF, Investigation Organizer PDF (optional); Manipulative Kit: geosolids; Classroom materials: chart paper, clipboards (optional), markers, Words to Describe Solid Shapes chart (teacher made)