The purpose of this activity is for students to learn Stage 2 of the How Are They the Same? center. Students lay six shape cards face up. One student chooses two cards with a common attribute. They show the cards to the group without saying the common attribute. All students draw a different shape that shares an attribute with the two shapes. Then, students take turns sharing the shape they have drawn and the common attribute. Students get a point if they draw a shape that no other student has drawn. Students may find multiple common attributes for the same two shapes. This can lead to an interesting discussion.

• Display 2 shape cards.
• “What shared attributes do you notice about these 2 shapes? Draw a shape that also has that attribute.”

The purpose of this activity is for students to choose from activities that focus on working with shapes or adding and subtracting within 20. 

Students choose from any stage of previously introduced centers.

• How Are They the Same?
• Capture Squares
• Can You Draw It?

• “What did you like about the activities you worked on today?”