The purpose of this activity is for students to identify and name shapes in the environment. The shape walk can take place at the playground, library, or another area of the school. It may be easier for students to use their recording sheet if it is on a clipboard.

When students recognize mathematical features of objects in the real world, they model with mathematics (MP4).

• Invite students to share their recording sheets and the shapes that they found.
• Display the image or an example from the playground:

  

• “Han found this swing on the playground. Where should he draw this on the recording sheet?” (The swing looks like a rectangle so he could draw it with the rectangles. The sides of the swing look like triangles.)

The purpose of this activity is for students to create shapes from components. Students should have access to different materials to create shapes, such as straws from a previous lesson, pipe cleaners, string, or other art supplies. Dot paper is printed in the student book for students who choose to draw their shapes. As students ask and answer questions about the shapes in the Activity Synthesis, they have an opportunity to name shapes and informally describe attributes of shapes, using precise language (MP6).

• “Half the class will stand next to the shapes they created. Half the class will walk around and look at all the shapes. Ask each person one question about their shape.”
• 5 minutes: Gallery Walk
• “Now the other half of the class will walk around to see the shapes. Remember to ask each person one question about their shape.”
• 5 minutes: Gallery Walk

The purpose of this activity is for students to choose from activities that offer practice with number and shape concepts.

Students choose from any stage of previously introduced centers:

• Build Shapes
• Counting Collections
• Which One?
• Picture Books
• Bingo
• Shake and Spill

• “What is something you do well while working in centers? What is something you want to continue working on?”