Writing a
Shape Riddle
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Family Note
In this lesson your child learned to recognize a 2-dimensional shape based on specific attributes,
such as the following:
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number of angles
number of sides
number of pairs of parallel sides
number of right angles
Using these attributes of 2-dimensional shapes, ask your child to write a shape riddle. For example:
I am a shape that has 3 sides and 3 angles. I have no parallel sides. What shape am I? (The answer is
Òa triangle.Ó) Your child can share the riddle with a family member or a friend.
Please return this Home Link to school tomorrow.
1 Make up your own shape riddle. Give it to someone to
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solve.
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are there than maple trees?
Number of Trees
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1 How many more pine trees
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6
5
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3
2
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Kinds of Trees
What shape is each face?
Oak
Answer:
Maple
Elm
Pine
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trees
3 Solve.
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122–123,
134–135
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4 Solve using
partial-sums
addition.
131
+ 57
9 + 41 + 20 + 18 =
Ballpark estimate:
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79–80
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Writing/Reasoning In Problem 1, Natalie says there are
1 7 trees in all. Allison says there are 27 trees in all. Who is correct?
Explain.
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116
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