CurriculumGrade 1Mathematics

Building New Shapes

Aligned to 1.G.A.2 — Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

What this lesson teaches

We can put shapes together to make a new, bigger shape.

Worked example

Two triangles can be pushed together to make a square. The two small shapes become one new shape.

Practice questions

  1. What shape can you make from 2 squares side by side?
  2. How many triangles make a square?
  3. Can you build a bigger triangle from smaller triangles?

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En español

Construir figuras nuevas

Podemos juntar figuras para hacer una figura nueva más grande.

Ejemplo: Dos triángulos se pueden juntar para hacer un cuadrado. Las dos figuras pequeñas se vuelven una figura nueva.

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Shapes and Partitioning into Halves and Fourths1.G.A.3What Makes a Shape1.G.A.1

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