1.G.A Lesson Plans
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.G.A
:"Reason with shapes and their attributes."
These lesson plans can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Lesson Plans
Shape Sort
Lesson plan
Shape Sort
Sorting takes on a new challenge for students in this activity which engages their critical thinking skills. As students determine defining attributes, they’ll figure out what makes a shape a shape!
1st Grade
Math
Lesson plan
Fun-tastic Fractions!
Lesson plan
Fun-tastic Fractions!
Yummy fractions! This lesson will introduce fractions to your students and help them identify and make fractions of their own.
1st Grade
Math
Lesson plan
The Shape of Me and Other Stuff
Lesson plan
The Shape of Me and Other Stuff
Teach your students about the shapes that make up the world around them with this lesson that has them identify shapes in the classroom and in drawn scenes.
1st Grade
Math
Lesson plan
Know Your Shapes!
Lesson plan
Know Your Shapes!
In this lesson, your students will become familiar with shapes by identifying them in real life. Your students will love identifying how many sides shapes have by drawing and counting them!
1st Grade
Math
Lesson plan
Terrific Tangrams!
Lesson plan
Terrific Tangrams!
Introduce your class to composite shapes with this lesson that reviews geometric shapes and makes use of tangram puzzles. This lesson will give your students a strong base for learning geometry later on in their school careers.
1st Grade
Math
Lesson plan
Capacity Comparison
Lesson plan
Capacity Comparison
Your class will love this outdoor activity that teaches them how to compare the capacity of different containers.
Kindergarten
Math
Lesson plan
Break it Down, Put it Together
Lesson plan
Break it Down, Put it Together
In this lesson, your students will break down composite figures to identify 2-D shapes that make them. Students will put together 2-D shapes to create a composite shape.
1st Grade
Math
Lesson plan
Fractions of a Whole
Lesson plan
Fractions of a Whole
Ready, set, fractions! In this hands-on lesson, your students will familiarize themselves with common fractions using concrete materials to practice splitting items into halves, thirds, and quarters.
1st Grade
Math
Lesson plan
Trapezoids Are Special
Lesson plan
Trapezoids Are Special
Students will explore geometric shapes by creating a painting of a trapezoid.
1st Grade
Math
Lesson plan
Dividing Clay Shapes
Lesson plan
Dividing Clay Shapes
Students will use their hands to mold clay into shapes, then divide those shapes into equal and unequal quarters.
1st Grade
Math
Lesson plan
Geometry Puzzles
Lesson plan
Geometry Puzzles
Your students will solve and create shape riddles while practicing their knowledge of shape attributes.
1st Grade
Math
Lesson plan
3-D Shapes...Create!
Lesson plan
3-D Shapes...Create!
The best way to learn about shapes? Make them! This lesson gets students using clay to make and learn about 3-D shapes.
1st Grade
Math
Lesson plan
First Grade Daily Sub Plan B
Lesson plan
First Grade Daily Sub Plan B
Planning for a substitute teacher has never been easier than with this daily sub plan! Your substitute will appreciate the support in helping your students learn. In your absence the substitute can use these practical lessons, worksheets, and activities.
Lesson plan
Get to Know Mae Jemison
Lesson plan
Get to Know Mae Jemison
Mae Jemison was the first African American female astronaut to enter space. Use the Get to Know Mae Jemison lesson plan to learn more about this famous scientist. Children will then read and write about her, and create their own paper rocket.
Lesson plan
