Defining Features
Three-Dimensional Shapes
Partition Shapes
Description of Shares
100

What has three sides 

What is a triangle?

100

A box-shaped solid object that has six identical square faces

What is a cube?


100

Cut this triangle in equal halves

have them come up and cut it in half


100

1/2

What is halves?

200

What has four equal sides

What is a square?


200

An object shaped like a ball 

What is a sphere?


200

Cut this square into fourths

have them come to the board and draw it 

200

1/3 

What is thirds?


300

What has four sides and the sides across from each other are the same?

What is a rectangle?

300

A shape with a circular base and sides that taper evenly to a point

What is a cone?

300

Cut this circle into thirds

Have them come up and partition a circle



300

1/4 

What is fourths or quarters?
400

What has five sides

What is a pentagon?

400

A shape that has straight sides and two circular ends

What is a cylinder?

400

Cut this square into fourths and color in two halves

have the student come up and do as stated


400

2/6 equals what

what is one third?
500

What has six sides

What is a hexagon?

500

A shape or structure with a polygon for its base and three or more triangles for its sides which meet to form the top

What is a pyramid?

500

Cut this rectangle in thirds and color in one third

have student come up and do as stated

500

2/8 equals what

what is one fourth

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