Lesson 11
Comparemos y clasifiquemos figuras sólidas
Lesson Purpose
The purpose of this lesson is for students to compare solid shapes.
Lesson Narrative
In previous lessons, students identified, described, and built solid shapes. In this lesson, students describe and compare the attributes of solid shapes. When describing and comparing shapes, students are not required to know or use language such as “faces”, “edges”, or “vertices”. Students may use their own language to describe these attributes, such as “sides,” “points,” or “corners.” If it is unclear what part of a shape a student is referring to, consider asking them to point to which part of the shape they are describing.
- Representation
- MLR8
Activity 1: Comparemos figuras sólidas
Learning Goals
Teacher Facing
- Use their own language to describe and compare solid shapes.
Student Facing
- Descubramos en qué se parecen y en qué son diferentes las figuras sólidas.
Required Materials
Materials to Gather
Required Preparation
Warm-up:
- Gather a cylinder to display.
Activity 1:
- Each group of 2 students needs at least 6-8 solid shapes.
- Gather a cone, a cube, and two different cylinders to display in the activity synthesis.
Activity 2:
- Each group of 2 students needs at least 6-8 solid shapes from the previous activity.
Activity 3:
- Place 4-6 different solid shapes into a bag that is not see-through for each group of 2 students.
- Gather materials from:
- Counting Collections, Stage 1
- Match Mine, Stage 1
- Shake and Spill, Stages 1-4
Lesson Timeline
| Warm-up | 10 min |
| Activity 1 | 10 min |
| Activity 2 | 15 min |
| Activity 3 | 15 min |
| Lesson Synthesis | 10 min |
| Cool-down | 0 min |
Teacher Reflection Questions
In grade 1, students distinguish between defining and non-defining attributes of shapes. How does the work of this lesson prepare students for the work of grade 1?