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Sort It Organizing Shapes Activity

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Sort It! quadrilateral task: students sort shapes into categories, record them and write a rule for all quadrilaterals
Read aloud to launch the shape-sorting center
Shape sorting cards showing a square, a rhombus and two trapezoids in red, for sorting quadrilaterals by their attributes
Cut apart for small-group sorting
Shape sorting cards showing a rectangle, a kite and two open line figures, to test what counts as a quadrilateral
Includes non-examples to spark discussion
Blank shape cards for students to draw their own quadrilaterals and other figures to add to the sorting activity
Lets students extend the sort with shapes they invent
Category label cards reading "These shapes all..." where students name the shared attribute of each sorted group
Place above each pile to label the sorting rule
Sorting record sheet: students list each category, the shapes in it and explain why the shapes are sorted that way
Accountability sheet for the sorting center
All Quadrilaterals must have...: students write three attributes every quadrilateral shares as their rule after sorting
Exit ticket to close the lesson
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Math, Geometry, Numbers

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Grade 3, 4, 5

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This activity is great for helping students to learn about 2D shapes and their attributes. With this activity, students sort pictures of shapes into the category that have the same attributes. This is a great way for students to learn about shapes and their attributes.

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