Title
Shapes are Everywhere!
Grade
Topic
Standard,
Benchmarks & I
can statement
4th grade
Shapes
Standard 5: Geometry and Spatial Sense: PROPERTIES AND
RELATIONSHIPS:
Analyze properties of objects and relationships among the
properties
Benchmark MA 4.5.1: Classify different types of triangles and
quadrilaterals according to their
properties and identify the properties that define the classifications.
I can classify different types of triangles and quadrilaterals and
define their properties.
Outcome
Identify types of triangles and quadrilaterals in kapa patterns.
Time
Recommended:
Materials
needed:
45 minutes- 1 hour
Vocabulary:
Hawaiian
vocabulary:
Options:
Additional
information
Printing- No printing is required for this WQ. See options*
Materials- Kapa Design worksheet
Skills – Students should be able to identify right angles to classify
rectangles and squares.
Equipment (beside computer) –
Rectangle
Trapezoid
Parallelogram
Square
Rhombus
Parallel
acute triangle,
obtuse triangle
right triangle
*You can choose to have students do the product on the computer
and save to a folder or email to you.
They will need to use Word to sketch the shapes that they identify in
the kapa patterns. This can be done by clicking on Autoshapes,
then basic shapes or they can draw their own shapes with lines.
Suggested answers for the product are in the Product answer
document that can be downloaded from the Teacher summary site.