Math k investigations in number, data, and space

Math Words and Ideas Read Together How Many? (0, 1, 2) zero zero balls one 1 one ball two 2 two balls Note to Teacher: Encourage students to count and compare multiple representations of the same number: the word (e.g two), the numeral (e.g 2) and the quantity (e.g dots, balls, pencils) to make sure they are the same amount four Math Words and Ideas Read Together How Many? (3, 4) three 3 three balls four 4 four balls Note to Teacher: Encourage students to count and compare multiple representations of the same number: the word (e.g four), the numeral (e.g 4) and the quantity (e.g dots, balls, pencils) to make sure they are the same amount five Math Words and Ideas Read Together How Many? (5, 6) five 5 five balls six 6 six balls Note to Teacher: Encourage students to count and compare multiple representations of the same number: the word (e.g six), the numeral (e.g 6) and the quantity (e.g dots, balls, pencils) to make sure they are the same amount six Math Words and Ideas Read Together How Many? (7) seven 7 seven balls Note to Teacher: Encourage students to count and compare multiple representations of the same number: the word (e.g seven), the numeral (e.g 7) and the quantity (e.g dots, balls, pencils) to make sure they are the same amount seven Math Words and Ideas Read Together How Many? (8) eight 8 eight balls Note to Teacher: Encourage students to count and compare multiple representations of the same number: the word (e.g eight), the numeral (e.g 8) and the quantity (e.g dots, balls, pencils) to make sure they are the same amount eight Math Words and Ideas Read Together How Many? (9) nine 9 nine balls Note to Teacher: Encourage students to count and compare multiple representations of the same number: the word (e.g nine), the numeral (e.g 9) and the quantity (e.g dots, balls, pencils) to make sure they are the same amount nine Math Words and Ideas Read Together How Many? (10) ten 10 10 ten balls Note to Teacher: Encourage students to count and compare multiple representations of the same number: the word (e.g ten), the numeral (e.g 10) and the quantity (e.g 10 dots, 10 balls, 10 pencils) to make sure they are the same amount 10 ten Math Words and Ideas Read Together Numbers: to 10 zero one two three four five six seven eight nine 10 ten eleven 11 Math Words and Ideas Read Together Numbers: 11 to 19 11 eleven 12 twelve 13 thirteen 14 fourteen 15 fifteen 16 sixteen 17 seventeen 18 eighteen 19 nineteen 12 twelve Math Words and Ideas Read Together Numbers: 20 to 25 20 twenty 21 twenty-one 22 twenty-two 23 twenty-three 24 twenty-four 25 twenty-five thirteen 13 Math Words and Ideas Read Together Where Is It? The clock is over the chalkboard The trash can is under the table The flag is between the chalkboard and the door The rocking chair is next to the library books Where are these items? Note to Teacher: Use this page to provide students with practice in describing spatial relationships (e.g near, far, above, below, etc.) fifty-one 51 Math Words and Ideas Read Together 2-D Shapes 2-D, or two-dimensional, shapes are flat They can be drawn on a sheet of paper or other flat surface Here are some 2-D shapes Circle Oval Triangle Square Rectangle Rhombus Look around you What 2-D shapes you see? Note to Teacher: Make a Shape, Build a Block, Investigation Encourage students to discuss why they think a shape does or does not belong in a particular category 52 fifty-two Math Words and Ideas Read Together Describing Triangles These students are describing the triangles they made This triangle has corners Mine has sides I used the triangle to make the roof of a house What you notice about these triangles? Note to Teacher: Make a Shape, Build a Block, Investigation Ask students to consider these descriptions of 2-D shapes Encourage them to describe these and other 2-D shapes, and to notice attributes, such as the number of corners (or vertices), the number of sides, and whether the sides are straight or curved fifty-three 53 Math Words and Ideas Read Together Describing Squares These students are describing the squares they made I made a square It has four sides This square has corners 1, 2, 3, My shape looks like a slice of bread What you notice about these squares? Note to Teacher: Make a Shape, Build a Block, Investigation Ask students to consider these descriptions of 2-D shapes Encourage them to describe these and other 2-D shapes, and to notice attributes, such as the number of corners (or vertices), the number of sides, and whether the sides are straight or curved 54 fifty-four Math Words and Ideas Read Together Describing Circles These students are describing the circles they made I made a circle It doesn’t have any corners It is curved, not straight This circle is round This looks like a wheel on my bike What you notice about these circles? Note to Teacher: Make a Shape, Build a Block, Investigation Ask students to consider these descriptions of 2-D shapes Encourage them to describe these and other 2-D shapes, and to notice attributes, such as the number of corners (or vertices), the number of sides, and whether the sides are straight or curved fifty-five 55 Math Words and Ideas Read Together Describing Rectangles These students are describing the rectangles they made This rectangle has corners 1, 2, 3, This rectangle has four sides but they’re not all the same My shape looks like a door What you notice about these rectangles Note to Teacher: Make a Shape, Build a Block, Investigation Ask students to consider these descriptions of 2-D shapes Encourage them to describe these and other 2-D shapes, and to notice attributes, such as the number of corners (or vertices), the number of sides, and whether the sides are straight or curved 56 fifty-six Math Words and Ideas Read Together Pattern Block Shape Names triangle trapezoid square rhombuses hexagon What shapes you see in these pattern block pictures? Ricardo’s picture Sarah’s picture Note to Teacher: Make a Shape, Build a Block, Sessions 1.6 and 2.2 To help students become familiar with the shapes and names of shapes in the pattern block sets, ask questions about these pictures, such as, “How many red trapezoids you see?” and “How many shapes with sides you see?” fifty-seven 57 Math Words and Ideas Read Together Pattern Block Puzzles Shapes can be filled with other shapes Small shapes can fit into larger shapes These students used pattern blocks to make this flower I used seven shapes My flower is all red I used triangles, trapezoids, and blue rhombuses What is a different way to fill this puzzle? Note to Teacher: Make a Shape, Build a Block, Session 2.2 Ask students to compare the different ways to fill the flower Which way used the most blocks? Which way used the fewest blocks? If students want to find other ways to fill the flower puzzle, provide them with an outline 58 fifty-eight Math Words and Ideas Read Together 3-D Shapes 3-D, or three-dimensional, shapes are solid objects If they are small, you can pick them up and hold them Here are some 3-D shapes Cubes Cylinders Rectangular Prisms Cones Pyramids Spheres Triangular Prisms Look around you What 3-D shapes you see? Note to Teacher: Make a Shape, Build a Block, Investigation Encourage students to discuss why they think a shape does or does not belong in a particular category fifty- nine 59 Math Words and Ideas Read Together Describing Cubes These students are describing cubes This block looks like a blank number cube This cube also has square faces, but the squares are bigger It has square faces I counted them: front, back, side, side, top, bottom That’s It has squares on the sides I can build a tower with these cubes How would you describe these cubes? Note to Teacher: Make a Shape, Build a Block, Session 3.2 Ask students to consider these descriptions of 3-D shapes Encourage them to describe these and other 3-D shapes, and to notice attributes, such as the number of faces, and the shape of faces 60 sixty Math Words and Ideas Read Together Describing Triangular Prisms These students are describing triangular prisms It has flat sides and pointy corners This block looks like a ramp There are faces I counted them: triangles on the front and back, a long rectangle on top, and rectangles underneath This block looks like a seesaw How would you describe these triangular prisms? Note to Teacher: Make a Shape, Build a Block, Session 3.2 Ask students to consider these descriptions of 3-D shapes Encourage them to describe these and other 3-D shapes, and to notice attributes, such as the number of faces, and the shape of faces sixty-one 61 Math Words and Ideas Read Together Describing Cylinders These students are describing cylinders It will roll across the table This looks like a rolling pin It has circles on the ends This block will roll too It looks like a can It has big circles on the top and bottom How would you describe these cylinders? Note to Teacher: Make a Shape, Build a Block, Session 3.2 Ask students to consider these descriptions of 3-D shapes Encourage them to describe these and other 3-D shapes, and to notice attributes, such as the number of faces, and the shape of faces 62 sixty-two Math Words and Ideas Read Together Describing Cones These students are describing cones This cone looks like an ice cream cone It looks like one of those orange things they use for construction It has a circle on the bottom and a point at the top This cone looks like a noisemaker It has a small circle at the bottom and a long, skinny point How would you describe these cones? Note to Teacher: Make a Shape, Build a Block, Session 3.2 Ask students to consider these descriptions of 3-D shapes Encourage them to describe these and other 3-D shapes, and to notice attributes, such as the number of faces, and the shape of faces sixty-three 63 Math Words and Ideas Read Together Matching Geoblock Faces The shapes on the sides of a block are called faces These students are looking for faces that are the same This side is a square I have one with a square face, too Our blocks match This block has a rectangle face the same size My block has the same rectangle Can you find a Geoblock with a face that matches this shape? Note to Teacher: Make A Shape, Build a Block, Sessions 3.2 and 3.5 Encourage students to see if they can find other blocks with faces that match the ones held by the students on this page 64 sixty-four Math Words and Ideas Read Together Build a Block Shapes can be made from other shapes Small shapes can fit together to make larger shapes These students used smaller Geoblocks to build this one “I used two cubes.” This ramp is covered with an upside-down ramp My blocks look like a sandwich How else can you build this block using the Geoblocks? Note to Teacher: Make a Shape, Build a Block, Session 3.6 Before or after they the Build a Block activity, students can look at these examples of ways to make a Geoblock and he students’ descriptions of them Encourage them to find ways to build this block with different numbers of blocks sixty-five 65 ... the red side Some landed on the yellow side red and yellow red and yellow Six Tiles These students arranged tiles and and and and and and and Can you think of another way to make 6? Note to Teacher:... have? Note to Teacher: Measuring and Counting, Session 2.3 As students work on the concepts of one more and one fewer, find and use other contexts, including the number line, that illustrate what... have? Note to Teacher: Measuring and Counting, Session 2.3 As students work on the concepts of one more and one fewer, find and use other contexts, including the number line, that illustrate what