standard_description: Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares, describe the shares using the words halves, thirds, half of, a third of, etc., and describe the whole as two halves, three thirds, four fourths. Recognize that equal shares of identical wholes need not have the same shape.
problem_activity: Stage 2: Grade 2 Shapes
Required Preparation
Materials to Gather
Paper
Materials to Copy
Blackline Masters
Shape Cards Grade 2

Narrative
Students lay six shape cards face up. One student picks two cards that have an attribute in common. All students draw a shape that has a shared attribute with the two shapes. Students get a point if they draw a shape that no other student drew. It is possible that students will draw a shape with a different shared attribute than what the original student chose. This can be an interesting discussion for students to have.
Variation:
Students can write down a shared attribute of the shapes.


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