Geometry

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 * Title: Geometry **
 * Subject Area ** : Geometry, Math
 * Grade Level ** : 3/4
 * Text Connection: **
 * // Shape Up! //** By David Adler, Holiday House, 1998, ISBN# 978-0-8234-1638-7
 * // The Greedy Triangle //** by Marilyn Burns, Scholastic Inc., 1994, ISBN# 978-0-545-04220-8
 * Vocabulary: ** Geometry Vocabulary Cards


 * Activity: Geometry Concentration Game **

1. After reading the book, have student go back through the book and find the words that are listed on the vocabulary cards. Have her draw a quick sketch on the vocabulary and definition card. If there is a small group, they can share the drawing. 2. Cut out the word cards and match them to their definition. 3. Shuffle the cards and lay them out face down in a rectangular shape. Turn over the four corners so they are face up. 4. Students take turns turning two cards over to see if they can find matches. They can use the four upturned cards as well in trying to make a match. If the two cards they turn over do not match, they should be turned back over and the next student takes a turn. If a match is made, the student can have another turn. 5. The game is over when all of the cards have been matched. The winner is the person with the highest number of cards.
 * Materials ** : Geometry vocabulary cards
 * Procedure: ** Read the book, **//Shape Up!,//** together, taking time to talk about the shapes and words. Ask questions throughout the process to be sure that the student can identify some of these shapes in her everyday life. When you are finished reading the book, play the game using the directions below. Choose a vocabulary activity to reinforce meaning.
 * Game Directions: **

Solid Shapes (easy)
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