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This is a collection of different math products you can download. Books are available on Amazon (Tab at the top of the page).
You can also find our products on Teachers Pay Teachers (Link in the upper left)
Finding Area of Unique Shapes
Finding Area of Unique Shapes
This 52 page booklet contains 44 different unique shapes. This booklet is designed to challenge your students.
- Variations of Parallelograms, Triangles and circles are used in this booklet.
Some of advantages of using unique shapes:
- Deeper understanding of geometric formulas
- Helps develop problem solving skills of the students
- Opportunity to let students share their different strategies
- Great for Individual or Group work
- Can be used in stations
- Students enjoy the challenge
- You can use it as a weekly geometry assignment
- Nice activity to give class when you have a substitute
Extending the Lesson
- On some shapes you can have students find the perimeter
- You can find the percent of different colors in the different shapes
- You can use to help spark students ideas of their own unique shapes.
- Its a great lesson to use before beginning the Cereal Box Project
