Clarifications
Clarification 1: Instruction includes a wide variety of circles, triangles, rectangles, squares, spheres, cubes, cones and cylinders.Clarification 2: Instruction includes a variety of non-examples that lack one or more defining attributes.
Clarification 3: Two-dimensional figures can be either filled, outlined or both.
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Formative Assessments
Original Student Tutorials
MFAS Formative Assessments
Students are asked to identify a triangle shown in two different orientations.
Students examine two photographs taken in a classroom and identify and name shapes whose locations are described with words.
Students name two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes given manipulatives or pictures on a worksheet.
Original Student Tutorials Mathematics - Grades K-5
Identify and name rectangles and squares based on their defining attributes, even if they have different sizes or positions. Join King Geo and his scout, Quad, as they search for rectangles and squares in this interactive tutorial.
This is part of a series on the defining attributes of shapes. Click the links below.
- "The Search for Shapes: Tracking Triangles"
- The Search for Shapes: Recognizing Rectangles and Squares"
Track down triangles based on their defining attributes for King Geo in this interactive tutorial. Learn what makes a triangle a triangle.
This is part of a series on the defining attributes of shapes. Click the links below.
- "The Search for Shapes: Tracking Triangles"
- The Search for Shapes: Recognizing Rectangles and Squares"
Student Resources
Original Student Tutorials
Identify and name rectangles and squares based on their defining attributes, even if they have different sizes or positions. Join King Geo and his scout, Quad, as they search for rectangles and squares in this interactive tutorial.
This is part of a series on the defining attributes of shapes. Click the links below.
- "The Search for Shapes: Tracking Triangles"
- The Search for Shapes: Recognizing Rectangles and Squares"
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Track down triangles based on their defining attributes for King Geo in this interactive tutorial. Learn what makes a triangle a triangle.
This is part of a series on the defining attributes of shapes. Click the links below.
- "The Search for Shapes: Tracking Triangles"
- The Search for Shapes: Recognizing Rectangles and Squares"
Type: Original Student Tutorial