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Copy My Flag

Two flags made of paper with a title that reads, "Copy My Flag".
Students will practice their spatial language as they design and describe their geometric flags to their partner.

Cube Challenge

A bunch of cubes making shapes on a table with a title that reads, "The Cube Challenge".
In this lesson, students work together to build unique structures out of 3, 4, and 5 unifix cubes. Can you build them all?

Estimate the Weight

A water bottle on a scale, with a title that reads, "Estimate the Weight".
Students use various strategies to make educated estimations of the weight of everyday objects.

Hypatia

A child holding an astronomy math tool to their eye. A title reads, "Hypatia".
Students will examine different historical figures in math and be exposed to historical ways of studying astronomy.

Last Landing

A checkboard with yellow and purple tiles. A title reads, "Last Landing".
Students practice performing reflections and translations, whilst using cardinal directions.

Mandala

Two Mandalas side by side.
Students design and construct a Mandala, while learning about its rich history, to develop numeric pattern skills.

Pattern Block Coordinates

Two graphs with different elements added. A title reads, "Pattern Block Coordinates".
Students will explore rational numbers using the cartesian plane in this interactive barrier game.

Pentomino Battleship

Coloured tiles on a grid with a title that reads, "Pentomino Battleship".
Students practice reading letter-number coordinates by playing a battleship game with a partner.

Perimeter Challenge

Two shapes made of blocks. A title reads, "Perimeter Challenge".
Students use square tiles to create various shapes and compare their perimeter lengths.

Perspective Drawing

A dinosaur with the text, "Draw the top view". A title reads, "Perspective Drawing".
In this collaborative activity, students draw an alternative perspective to the one they are shown.

Perspective Taking

A shape made of blocks, with different views. A title reads, "Perspective Taking".
Students learn perspective taking by identifying the top, side, and front view of 3-D figures.

Pumpkin Math: Part 1

A student measuring a pumpkin with a measuring tape. A title reads, "Pumpkin Math".
A 2-part lesson exploring the relationship between a pumpkin's circumference, height, and weight.

Pythagorean Theorem

Pythagorean Theorem using a triangle shape.
In these series of investigations, students explore and deepen their understanding of the Pythagorean Theorem.

Skyscrapers

Four images of skyscrapers built with blocks. A title reads, "Skyscraper".
Students build and view a series of skyscrapers from four perspectives, ensuring no two towers in a row or column are the same height.

Spatializing Area

Two pieces of paper with blue and grey squares over top. A title reads, "Spatializing Area".
Students use cutout shapes to understand the relationship between size, area and relevant measurements.​

Talking Tetris

Different shapes on grid paper with a title that reads, "Talking Tetris".
Students use directional vocabulary to compose and decompose structures on a grid using various 2D shapes.

Terrific Transformations

Two shapes drawn on two different sheets of graphing paper. A title reads, "Terrific Transformations".
Students get practice visualizing and manipulating features of quadrilaterals as they compete to modify a shape using as few moves as possible.