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Activity Cards - GEOMETRY
Designed to meet these objectives:
Math
• Students will identify and describe polygons.
• Students will identify attributes of triangles and
quadrilaterals.
• Students will develop geometric vocabulary.
• Students will identify vertices, sides, faces, angles & edges.
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These ready-to-use math activities are the perfect way to give
students independent practice! Whether you place them in your
math center, give them to early finishers or use them as morning
warm-ups, the activities provide students with valuable
reinforcement in essential skills.
Using the Activity Cards
Choose a card that you would like a student to work on. You can
also allow students to choose cards for themselves. Students can
then take the card to their seats and complete the activity on their
own paper or in their math journals.
Students can use the included answer cards to check their work.
The activity cards are numbered for convenience.
NOTE: Some problems have answers that vary. These answers are
not included on the answer cards. You will need to review these
answers if you wish to assess students’ work.
Meeting Individual Needs
ELL - Work with students in a small group. Review and model the
activity instructions, as well as the geometry skills being covered.
Model the activities, writing the answers on the board. Have
students write their answers in their journal or on paper, and then
turn them in to you for review.
Reteach/Extra Support - Identify the geometry activities that
students are having difficulty with. Model and display geometric
shapes and attributes using manipulatives or overhead materials,
while reviewing the steps that students will use to complete the
activities. Have students work on selected cards so that they are
engaging in targeted review. After students complete an activity,
meet with them to review their work and address any other areas
they need to work on.
Challenge - You can also have students create their own activity
cards. Provide students with 5" x 3" cards, along with markers,
colored pencils, etc. Make sure the students create cards that have
clear solutions! Place the new cards in the storage box for other
children to try.
ANSWER KEY
2.
3.
Card 1: 1. 4 sides, 4 corners 2. 3 sides, 3 corners Card 9: 1.
3. 0 sides, 0 corners 4. 4 sides, 4 corners
Card 10: The first design should display
triangles as shown. The second design will vary.
Card 2: Books will vary.
Card 3: 1. circle 4 2. square 5 3. triangle 3
4. rectangle 5
Card 11: 1. cone 2. cube 3. sphere
4. cylinder 5. rectangular prism
Card 4: Answers will vary.
Card 12: 1. square 2. circle 3. triangle
4. rectangle 5. circle 6. rectangle
Card 5: Designs and answers will vary.
Card 6: Pictures will vary.
Card 7: 1. Shapes that have 4 sides and/or
parallel sides are in Group A. Shapes that do not
have 4 sides and/or parallel sides are in Group B.
2. Answers will vary.
Card 8: Answers will vary.
Card 13: 1. pyramid 2. cylinder 3. cube
4. sphere
Card 14: 1. cube, rectangular prism 2. pyramid
3. sphere, cone, cylinder 4. cube, rectangular
prism, cylinder
Card 15: Answers will vary.
1
Card 23: 1. The orange fish is below the yellow fish. 2
2. The blue fish is beside the red fish.
3. The purple fish is behind a rock.
4. The yellow fish is above the orange fish.
Card 16: Answers will vary.
Card 17: Answers will vary.
Card 18: Answers will vary.
Card 24: 1.
4.
Card 19:
1. 4 triangles 2. 8 circles
Card 20: 1.
3.
2.
4.
Card 21: 1.
3.
2.
4.
Card 22:
2.
3.
or
Card 25: Answers will vary.
Card 26: 1. yes 2. yes 3. no 4. yes 5. no 6. yes
Card 27: 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Card 28: Letters will vary depending on the style
of writing. The following letters are generally
symmetrical: A, C, D, E, H, I, K, M, O, T, U, V, W, X, Y
Card 29: Designs will vary.
Card 30: Posters will vary.
Card 32: Answers will vary.
2. triangle; 3 sides, 3 corners
3. rectangle; 4 sides, 4 corners
4. hexagon; 6 sides, 6 corners
5. pentagon; 5 sides, 5 corners
6. octagon; 8 sides, 8 corners
Card 33: Drawings will vary.
Card 38:
Card 31: Shapes will vary.
Polygon
Not a Polygon
Card 34: Designs will vary.
Card 35: 1. line 2. ray 3. line segment
4. line segment 5. line 6. ray
Try This! A line and a line segment are both
straight. They can be horizontal, vertical, or
slanted. A line goes on forever and has no
endpoints. A line segment is part of a line and
has two endpoints.
Card 36: Drawings will vary.
Card 37: 1. square; 4 sides, 4 corners
Card 39: 1. 4 vertices 2. 5 vertices 3. 3 vertices
4. 8 vertices 5. 0 vertices 6. 6 vertices
Card 40: Shapes will vary, but they must contain
the correct number of vertices.
Card 41: 1. greater than a right angle
2. less than a right angle 3. right angle
4. greater than a right angle 5. right angle
6. less than a right angle
3
Card 42: 1. 4 right angles 2. 0 right angles
3. 2 right angles 4. 0 right angles
5. 4 right angles 6. 3 right angles
Try This! Answers will vary.
Card 47: Posters will vary.
Card 48:
Card 43: Letters will vary depending on the style
of writing. Right angles: D, F, H, I, J, L, T, R
Try This! Less than a right angle: A, K, M, N, V, W, Card 49: 1. rectangle, square
X, Y, Z. Greater than a right angle: X (the angles
2. rectangle, square, parallelogram
that appear to the left and right of the letter)
3. square (A parallelogram can also have 4 sides
that are the same length.) 4. rectangle, square,
Card 44: Answers will vary.
parallelogram
Card 45: Charts will vary, but shapes should
Card 50: Pictures will vary.
contain the appropriate number of parallel sides.
Card 46: 1. isosceles triangle
2. equilateral triangle 3. right triangle
4. equilateral triangle 5. scalene triangle
6. isosceles triangle
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