Section References

Lesson 1 
Classifying

Lesson 2 
Completing Patterns

Lesson 3 
Identifying Patterns

Lesson 4 
Counting

Lesson 5 
Counting Objects

Lesson 12 
Number Lines

Lesson 19 
Reading Picture Graphs

Lesson 44 
Geometric Figures

Lesson 45 
Geometric Patterns

Lesson 46 
Identifying Solid Figures

Lesson 77 
Number Line Practice

Lesson 78 
Measuring Lengths in 
Inches and Feet

Lesson 79 
Measuring Length in 
Metric Units

Lesson 90 
Symmetry

Lesson 96 
Measuring Length in Feet 
and Yards

Lesson 121 
Studying the Cube

Lesson 132 
Open and Closed Figures

Lesson 141 
Congruent Figures

Lesson 148 
Symmetry

Software

Introduction to Patterns, 
Tenth Planet, 1996
cd mac/windows

Tabletop, Broderbund 
Software, Inc., 1995
floppy mac/windows

Video

All About Shapes! 
(Hullaballoo Series), 
DK Multimedia, 1995
Video 30 minutes

Specific Textbook 
Web Sites

http://www.glencoe.com/
sec/math/prealg/mathnet/

http://www.eduplace.com/
links/

http://www.eduplace.com/

http://www.hmco.com/
college/mathematics/
index.html

http://www.mcdougallittell.
com/

http://www.hmco.com/

http://www.SRA-4KIDS.com/

General Math 
Reference Sites

http://www.learner.org/
sami/view-category.php3?
category=math

http://www.score.k12.ca.us/

http://henson.austin.
apple.com/edres/
curric.shtml

http://school.discovery.com/
schrockguide/index.html

http://www.EDsOasis.org/

http://www.math.com/

http://www.nea.org/
grants/free.html

http://www.wcom.com
/marcopolo/

http://www.udel.edu/sine/

http://dewey.chs.chico.
k12.ca.us/math.html

Free Stuff

http://www.nea.org/
grants/free.html

State/National Math 
Ed Organizations

http://www.nctm.org/

http://www.cde.ca.gov/

Calif. Dept. of Ed. Standards, Assessment, Ed. Reference.

Calculator Reference Site

http://www.ti.com/
calc/docs/calchome.html

1.) In a small group students will play 'I Spy' using objects in the room. They select an object that has one of the following shapes: triangle, square, rectangle, or circle. For example, a student says, "I spy something that is round and above the white board." The other members of the group try to guess what it is. If nobody guesses it, the student gives additional clues such as, "I spy something that is round, above the white board, next to the flag, and it tells time." Eventually someone will discover that it is a clock. Each member takes a turn describing an object, using directions of location and shape attributes. Others try to guess the object 

2.) In a small group students will listen to a recording on tape that describes objects in space in terms of proximity, position, and direction. Students are provided with the objects and arrange them on the table according to the directions on tape. They compare their results and listen once again to check their work. 

3.) Students use four pattern blocks of their choice to make a shape. They trace the shape, count the number of sides and then write the name of their shape. Students who have difficulty tracing their shapes can make a loop of masking tape about eight inches long, with the sticky side out, which they can place across the blocks to hold them together. When finished, students identify the shapes to the teacher/ helper and describe the position of each shape in relation to other shapes.

1.) Students will write what they know about each shape, such as rectangles have four sides and are quadrilaterals, and two sides are longer than the other two.