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First Grade

 
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Additional Links to General Mathematics Sites

 

3. Geometry (G)

First Grade

"Create and Describe Shapes"

  1. G.GS.01.01 "Create common two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes, and describe their physical and geometric attributes, such as color and shape."
    1. A+ Math -- Games -- Matho-Geometry Version
      In this site, students can use their knowledge of geometric shapes to play the game called Matho. Appropriate for students in grades 3-5. If the answer is correct the space is filled with an "X", if the answer is incorrect the student is given another shape to find. Immediate feedback is given the student.
    2. A+ Math -- Flashcards -- Geometric Shapes
      Students are shown a specific geometric shape and asked to recognize it from a large list of choices. Immediate feedback is given to the student. Appropriate for grades 3 -5.
    3. About Symmetry and Pattern (Field Patterns)
      This site is appropriate for upper elementary grades.  Examples of shapes and letters are shown and how they create patterns and how rotating the letters create a change in the pattern.
    4. BBC School's MegaShapes
      Outstanding  Excellent geometry site for ages 4 to 11.  Follow the Investigate link for student activities that involve multiple choice questions about familiar regular shapes and irregular shapes.  While students complete these activites, they have access to a shape book that provides drawings and information about each shape.  Click on the bouncing triangle for interactive java activities that allow students to use their knowledge about shapes, symmetry, and transformations.  Follow the teacher link for information about the skills that are covered at this website, along with printable activities and resources.
    5. Beacon Learning Center
      Outstanding      : This can be a student interactive lesson for reinforcement, or it can be used as a teaching tool for the entire class. Geo Cleo has to try to create a "shape caper". But, there is a lesson of descriptive qualities that must be known/learned first of each of these 3-dimensional objects (cylinders, cubes, rectangular prisms, and pyramids). What a wonderful reteaching activity!
    6. Geometry and Measurement
      This site is all about geometry and measurement. All of the sites listed on this page are interactive for K-5. They include: Tessellate, Polygon Playground, Shape Cave, and Shape Explorer. This is an outstanding site for a variety of interactive mathematics activites.
    7. Making Triangles and Electronic Geoboard
      This is a teacher directed site that would be good for K on up. With teacher direction the child can use an electronic geoboard to make, change, transform and explore shapes.
    8. MathsNet Interactive Shape Version 1.0
      Outstanding! This site includes interactive activities for students that cover ALL of the Shape and Shape Relationship Benchmarks.
    9. Study the Shapes
      Outstanding - Grades 3 and up. This interactive site allows students to explore and manipulate geometric shapes. Students are encouraged to compare and describe shapes according to their attributes.
    10. The Mysterious Tangram
      This is a very student friendly and fun site. Students build shapes by turning, flipping, and combining others to fill patterns. The site gives clues and encourages children by using positive sayings. Good for children 1st grade through 6th.
    11. Virtual Manipulatives Geometry
      This site contains activities for students to explore various geometric concepts using virtual manipulatives. Explanations for use and links to math standards are provided.
  2. G.LO.01.02 "Describe relative position of objects on a plane and in space, using words such as above, below, behind in front of."
    1. Activities by GLCE:Geometry New
      A website is designed to provide math links for students, guidance for parents, and standards based resources for teachers. You can find resources by the GLCE. Mr. Maffesoli compiled all of the links contained in this site. The linked sites themselves were created by other individuals and organizations.
    2. Billy Bug
      Outstanding! Students manipulate a bug on the screen on a coordinate grid system in according to the given points. Excellent and fun practice!.
    3. Interactive Mathematics-Geometry
      This site contains a multitude of activities using virtual manipulatives to explore a variety of geometric skills. It also gives instructions for use and has links to math benchmarks in other areas.
    4. Shape & Space in Geometry
      Using coordinate geometry, students play "Taxicab Treasure Hunt," a game in which they make moves on the grid to reach the treasure.  This game reinforces ordinal numbers, and map skills. Open-ended questions are given at the end of the activity for students to practice constructed response.
    5. Symmetry
      Students will be asked to find the line of symmetry when given a plane fiqure. The computer encourages them to keep trying if they are not correct. There are also many other interactive games to explore.
    6. The Mysterious Tangram
      Outstanding - This is a very student friendly and fun site. Students build shapes by turning, flipping, and combining others to fill patterns. The site gives clues and encourages children by using positive sayings. Good for children 1st grade through 6th.
  3. "Create and Describe Patterns Involving Geometric Objects"
    1. 123 Order
      Outstanding - This site is a number game where students need to click on the next number in the number line. Web site requires a fee. Recommended for grades pre-K-1.
    2. Activities by GLCE:Geometry New
      A website is designed to provide math links for students, guidance for parents, and standards based resources for teachers. You can find resources by the GLCE. Mr. Maffesoli compiled all of the links contained in this site. The linked sites themselves were created by other individuals and organizations.
    3. Aol at School
      This site provides students K - 4 with the opportunity to play math games. Teachers are provided with general information and other teacher resource sites.
    4. Aplusmath
      This site has many online activities for the early elementary group, however if upper elementary students are struggling with math facts then this site would also facilitate these groups.
    5. Complete the Pattern
      This site contains a random pattern generator. It gives children the chance to practice creating color patterns.
    6. Erich's Puzzle Palace
      Students are able to choose from a variety of options, solve a problem, and create or complete a puzzle.  This is recommended for middle-upper elementary grades.
    7. Guess My Button
      The computer has secretly picked out one of sixteen buttons. The student must use skills in sorting and classifying to discover the button.
    8. Kindergarten Games New
      The idea behind the site was to provide free online educational games for young kids. Not only to teach colors, shapes and animal names, but also to teach young users the basics of how to use a computer (such as using a mouse).
    9. Kindergarten Geometry Shapes New
      The idea behind the site was to provide free online educational games for young kids. Not only to teach colors, shapes and animal names, but also to teach young users the basics of how to use a computer (such as using a mouse).
    10. Max's Math Adventures 
      This site has K-3 skills patterning, relationships and functions of numbers. The site has a level of difficulty to click on so that the learners can build upon their skills at their own pace. There are some solve the rhyme activities to keep the student involved and interested in the practice portion of patterning.
    11. Pattern Builder
      This is an interactive site where children are asked to create patterns using musical notes. The program gives children a chance to a real life application of patterns. Recommended for elementary grades.
    12. Patterns and Picture Books
      This site allows teachers to connect children's literature with the concept of patterns and their relationships.
    13. Patterns, Algebra, and Functions
      This is an interactive site that has activities for sequencing for K-5.
    14. Patterns Here, There, and Everywhere
      This is a unit which follows a ten day lesson plan. It involves the student in collecting and organizing real-world items into patterns. The student should be able to design a plan to solve problems using manipulatives, organizing and interpreting data, and using patterns. The unit involves station work, ideas for assessment techniques, and integration of Patterns Across the Curriculum. The student activities are not computer interactive, but are classroom activities.
    15. People Patterns
      If you see a line of people do you think that you could discover a pattern and figure out who should come next?
    16. Proteacher - Patterns and Relationships
      This site provides teachers with many resources and lesson plans pertaining to Patterns and Relationships. Activities range for grade levels K-6. The activities provide many opportunities for students to represent and record patterns and relationships in a variety of ways. This site contains teacher lesson plans.
    17. Strange Elevators: Creating & Extending Patterns
      Students use "an elevator" to recognize, create, and extend knowledge of patterns. this is a lesson plan designed to help students explore patterns and relationships. A 100's chart is utilized to help students visualize the concept.
    18. Symmetry and Patterns
      This site is appropriate for upper elementary grades.  Examples of shapes and letters are shown and how they create patterns and how rotating the letters create a change in the pattern.
    19. The Hand Squeeze
      This lesson is an activity that provides experiment to determine how fast a hand squeeze will pass around a circle. The students collect and analyze data and then make predictions about the data they have collected. This is easily adaptable to younger or older students.

 

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