MATH TUBS

Math Tubs: Geometry

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Spin a Shape
Tangram Patterns and Pictures
Geoboard Patterns and Pictures
Pattern Block Pictures
Play Dough Shapes and Patterns
Color and Shape Puzzles
Cube Toss: Shapes
Connect 4: Shapes


Color and Shape Puzzles
Directions	Materials	Math Tub Pictures	Internet Resources and Downloads
Students assemble 5-piece puzzles while learning about colors and shapes. Puzzles are two-sided (shapes on one side and colors on the reverse).	Color and Shape Puzzles	$IMG_3066 (Small).jpg (68652 bytes)$ $IMG_3068 (Small).jpg (69612 bytes)$ $IMG_3070 (Small).jpg (53827 bytes)$	Hands On Learning Color and Shape Puzzles by Scholastic's Teacher's Friend
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Play Dough Shapes and Patterns
Directions	Materials	Math Tub Pictures	Internet Resources and Downloads
Students roll play dough "snakes" to create shapes and other patterns. Simply print the templates and then laminate or slide into page protectors!	Shape Templates Pattern Templates Play Dough	$IMG_3005 (Small).jpg (30337 bytes)$ $IMG_3004 (Small).jpg (27816 bytes)$ $IMG_3006 (Small).jpg (27165 bytes)$	.doc .pdf
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Spin a Shape
Directions	Materials	Math Tub Pictures	Internet Resources and Downloads
Students spin the spinner, identify the shape, say its name, then color/cover one of the shapes they spun on the shape coloring sheet. Instead of having to copy - - you could laminate and have students cover shapes with some sort of manipulative. I prefer to have them cover the shapes rather than have to spend time and resources on copying.	Color Spinner Color Sheet Red Crayon/Manipulative Green Crayon/Manipulative Blue Crayon/Manipulative Yellow Crayon/Manipulative	$IMG_3289 (Small).jpg (37488 bytes)$ $IMG_3290 (Small).jpg (34318 bytes)$ $IMG_3291 (Small).jpg (36601 bytes)$	.doc .pdf Spinner - .doc .pdf
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Tangram Patterns and Pictures
Directions	Materials	Math Tub Pictures	Internet Resources and Downloads
Students view Tangram Puzzle Pictures and re-create them on the template using Tangrams.	Tangrams Tangram Puzzle Pictures	Picture Coming Soon	Tangram Adventure Book by McRuffy $Tangram Blocks™ Explorations$ Tangram Blocks Exploration Book $Tangramables™$ Tangramables Book
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Geoboard Patterns and Pictures
Directions	Materials	Math Tub Pictures	Internet Resources and Downloads
Students view Geoboard Patterns and Pictures and re-create them on their Geoboards with rubber bands.	Geoboard Rubber Bands Geoboard Patterns Geoboard Pictures	$IMG_2960 (Small).jpg (37810 bytes)$ $IMG_2961 (Small).jpg (31202 bytes)$ $IMG_2965 (Small).jpg (25554 bytes)$ $IMG_2966 (Small).jpg (26023 bytes)$	Geoboard Pictures & Patterns Puzzle Packs by McRuffy
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Pattern Block Pictures
Directions	Materials	Math Tub Pictures	Web Site Resources
Students use Pattern Block Pictures and use pattern blocks to create the picture. I have the Pattern Animals book. I laminated copies of the pictures for students to use.	Pattern Blocks Pattern Block Pictures	$IMG_2847 (Small).jpg (32754 bytes)$ $IMG_2848 (Small).jpg (39790 bytes)$ $IMG_2849 (Small).jpg (30601 bytes)$ $IMG_2853 (Small).jpg (27437 bytes)$	$Puzzles For Pattern Blocks Pattern Animals$ Pattern Animals: Patterns for Pattern Blocks Pattern Block Pictures & Block Symmetry Packs $Pattern Block Picture Pattern Cards$ Pattern Block Picture Pattern Cards Kelly's Kindergarten: Pattern Block Picture Templates (free!)
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Cube Toss Shapes
Directions	Materials	Math Tub Pictures	Internet Resources and Downloads
Students toss a 6-sided cube, identify the shape that they rolled, and then record their toss on the recording sheet.	6-sided Cube Shape Labels for Cube Recording Sheet	$IMG_3259 (Small).jpg (60977 bytes)$ $IMG_3262 (Small).jpg (35172 bytes)$ Wooden cubes can be purchased from BAYER WOOD - A wonderful product, at a great value!!	All Cube Toss Boards .doc .pdf
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Connect 4 SHAPES
Directions	Materials	Math Tub Pictures	Internet Resources and Downloads
Played just like the "real" version of the game Connect 4. Students partner up, select a chip (distinguishable from their partner's chip), and play begins when one player selects a "cell" from the bottom row. The player must read the cell's contents correctly before placing their chip/counter. Players should try to block their opponent. Play ends when a player "connects" four cells in a row (diagonally, horizontally, vertically).	Game Board Counters	$IMG_3282 (Small).jpg (40364 bytes)$ $IMG_3283 (Small).jpg (37086 bytes)$ $IMG_3285 (Small).jpg (50609 bytes)$	SHAPES Connect Four Board Blank Connect Four Board
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Literature Tie-Ins
Cover	Title	Author	Online Resources	Math Focus
$a.cloak.for.the.dreamer.jpg (67902 bytes)$	A Cloak for the Dreamer	Friedman	1	Shapes, Tessellations
$a.fly.on.the.ceiling.jpg (64004 bytes)$	A Fly on the Ceiling	Glass	Step Into Reading Math	Ordered Pairs
$captain.invincible.and.the.space.shapes.jpg (58419 bytes)$	Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes	Murphy, S.	MathStart2	Shapes
$circus.shapes.jpg (53358 bytes)$	Circus Shapes	Murphy, S.	MathStart1	Shapes
$cubes.cones.cylinders.and.spheres.jpg (57441 bytes)$	Cubes, Cones, Cylinders, & Spheres	Hoban	1	Shapes
$eight.hands.around.gif (49107 bytes)$	Eight Hands Round	Paul	#1	Shapes [quilting patterns]
$grandfather.tangs.story.jpg (46102 bytes)$	Grandfather Tang's Story	Tompert	1	Shapes, Tangrams, Spatial Sense
$mummy.math.jpg (63387 bytes)$	Mummy Math	Neuschwander	1	3-D Shapes
$round.is.a.mooncake.jpg (68341 bytes)$	Round is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes	Thong	1	Shapes
$shape.of.things.jpg (59423 bytes)$	Shape of Things	Dodds	1	Shapes
$shape.up.jpg (52373 bytes)$	Shape Up!	Adler	1	Shapes
$sir.circumference.and.the.dragon.ofpi.jpg (67228 bytes)$	Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi: A Math Adventure	Neuschwander	1	Circles
$sir.cumference.and.the.great.knight.of.angleland.jpg (63128 bytes)$	Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland: A Math Adventure	Neuschwander	1	Angles
$sir.sircumference.and.the.first.round.table.jpg (69897 bytes)$	Sir Cumference and the First Round Table: A Math Adventure	Neuschwander	#1	Circumference
$sir.circumference.and.the.sword.in.the.cone.jpg (36754 bytes)$	Sir Circumference and the Sword in the Cone	Neuschwander	#1	Geometry, Cones
$so.many.circles.so.many.squares.jpg (63912 bytes)$	So Many Circles, So Many Squares	Hoban	1	Shapes
$the.greedy.triangle.jpg (75519 bytes)$	The Greedy Triangle	Burns	#1 #2 #3 #4	Shapes
$the.shape.game.jpg (56076 bytes)$	The Shape Game	Browne	1	Shapes
$the.wing.on.a.flea.jpg (25198 bytes)$	The Wing on a Flea	Emberly	1	Shapes
$three.pigs.one.wolf.seven.magic.shapes.jpg (51700 bytes)$	Three Pigs, One Wolf, Seven Shapes	Maccarone	Hello Math Reader	Shapes, Tangrams
$twizzlers.shapes.and.patterns.jpg (40314 bytes)$	Twizzler's Shapes and Patterns	Pallotta	Hello Math Reader	Shapes, Tangrams
$whats.your.angle.pythagoras.jpg (47337 bytes)$	What's Your Angle Pythagoras	Ellis	11	Angles
$x.marks.the.spot.jpg (59795 bytes)$	X Marks the Spot	Penner	1	Ordered Pairs
	Shapes	Pluckrose	1	Shapes
$pigs.on.the.ball.gif (61432 bytes)$	Pigs on the Ball	Axelrod	1	Shapes
$bear.in.a.square.jpg (29357 bytes)$	Bear in a Square	Blackstone	1	Shapes
1	Listen to a Shape	Brown	1	Shapes
1	The Ellipse	Charosh	1	Ellipses
$whats.your.angle.pythagoras.jpg (47337 bytes)$	What's Your Angle, Pythagoras	Ellis	1	Angles
$shape.space.jpg (45615 bytes)$	Shape Space	Falwell	1	Shapes
$the.village.of.round.and square.houses.jpg (30608 bytes)$	The Village of Round and Square Houses	Grifalconi	1	Shapes
1	Circles, Triangles, and Squares	Hoban	1	Shapes
1	Round and Round and Round	Hoban	1	Shapes
$shapes.shapes.shapes.jpg (72171 bytes)$	Shapes, Shapes, Shapes	Hoban	1	Shapes
$so.many.circles.so.many.squares.jpg (63912 bytes)$	So Many Circles, So Many Squares	Hoban	1	Shapes
$changes.changes.jpg (21549 bytes)$	Changes, Changes	Hutchins	1	Shapes
$clocks.and.more.clocks.jpg (110373 bytes)$	Clocks and More Clocks	Hutchins	#1	Shapes
$shrinking.mouse.jpg (8287 bytes)$	Shrinking Mouse	Hutchins	1	Shapes
$the.quilt.jpg (9727 bytes)$	The Quilt	Jonas	1	Shapes
$the.snowy.day.jpg (49426 bytes)$	The Snowy Day	Keats	1	Shapes
$pyramid.jpg (91485 bytes)$	Pyramid	Macaulay	1	Pyramid
$eye.spy.shapes.peephole.book.jpg (12039 bytes)$	Eye Spy Shapes: A Peephole Book	MacKinnon	1	Shapes
$icky.bug.shapes.jpg (11736 bytes)$	Icky Bug Shapes	Pallotta	1	Shapes
1	Exploring Triangles: Paper Folding	Phillips	1	Shapes
1	My Full Moon is Square	Pinzes	1	Shapes
$chickens.on.the.move.jpg (57881 bytes)$	Chickens on the Move	Pollack	Math Matters	Shapes
$the.shapes.game.jpg (15828 bytes)$	The Shapes Game	Rogers	1	Shapes
$circles.gif (62324 bytes)$	Circles	Ross	1	Shapes
$round.and.square.jpg (20263 bytes)$	Round and Square	Schlein	1	Shapes
1	The Boy with Square Eyes	Snape	1	Shapes
$the.enormous.turnip.gif (29370 bytes)$	The Enormous Turnip	Tolstoy	1	Tangrams
$maebelles.suitcase.jpg (9031 bytes)$	Maebelle’s Suitcase	Tusa	1	Shapes
$the.mirror.puzzle.book.jpg (17655 bytes)$	The Mirror Puzzle Book	Walter	1	Shapes
1	Louise Builds a House	Pfanner	1	Geometry [architectural shapes]
$lost.story.in.string.gif (16640 bytes)$	Lost: A Story of String	Fleischmann	1	Geometry [architecture]
	Kitten Castle	Friedman	Math Matters	Shapes
$pancakes.for.breakfast.jpg (116723 bytes)$	Pancakes for Breakfast	de Paola	1	Circles
$jack.and.the.beanstalk.jpg (77347 bytes)$	Jack and the Beanstalk	Kellogg	1	Coordinate Plane, Pythagorean Theorem
$the.fine.round.cake.jpg (18686 bytes)$	The Fine Round Cake	Esterl	1	Shapes
$round.trip.jpg (52415 bytes)$	Round Trip	Jonas	1	Positive and Negative Shapes
$the.secret.birthday.message.jpg (57864 bytes)$	The Secret Birthday Message	Carle	1	Shapes
$my.cat.likes.to.hide.in.boxes.gif (64011 bytes)$	My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes	Sutton	1	Solid Shapes
	The Warlord's Puzzle	Pilegard	1	Tessellations
$flat.stanley.jpg (59066 bytes)$	Flat Stanley	Brown	1	2-D & 3-D
	Flat Stanley Again	Brown	1	2-D and 3-D Shapes
$cubes.cones.cylinders.and.spheres.jpg (57441 bytes)$	Cubes, Cones, Cylinders, & Spheres	Hoban	1	3-D Shapes [in everyday life]
1	Angles are as Easy as Pie	Froman	1	Angles
1	Right Angles: Paper Folding	Phillips	1	Angles
1	Building a Bridge	Begaye	11	Blocks
$weregoingonabearhunt.jpg (25801 bytes)$	We're Going on a Bear Hunt	Rosen	1	Directionality
1	Straight Lines, Parallel Lines, and Perpendicular Lines	Charosh	1	Lines
$treasure.map.jpg (115760 bytes)$	Treasure Map	Murphy, S.	MathStart3	Mapping
$a.lion.in.the.night.jpg (16280 bytes)$	A Lion in the Night	Allen	1	Mapping [vocabulary]
	The Case of the Backyard Treasure	Rocklin	1	Maps
$wheres.that.bone.jpg (17027 bytes)$	Where's That Bone?	Penner	Math Matters	Maps, Directionality
	Opt: An Illusionary Tale	Baum	1	Optical Illusions
$bugs.read.and.do.book.jpg (7701 bytes)$	Bugs: Read and Do Book	Moffatt	Hello Reader Math	Paper Folding, Art
$the.greatest.gymnist.of.all.jpg (118505 bytes)$	The Greatest Gymnast of All	Murphy, S.	MathStart2	Positional Words
1	Shapes	Bendick	1	Shapes
1	A Kiss is Round	Budney	1	Shapes
$moles.hill.gif (17640 bytes)$	Mole's Hill: A Woodland Tale	Ehlert	1	Shapes
$when.a.line.bends.a.shape.begins.gif (21616 bytes)$	When a Line Bends, a Shape Begins	Greene	11	Shapes
11	Shapes to Know	Gundersheimer	1	Shapes
$shapes.and.things.jpg (12271 bytes)$	Shapes and Things	Hoban	1	Shapes
$sweet.clara.and.the.freedom.quilt.jpg (14523 bytes)$	Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt	Hopkinson	1	Shapes
1	Are You Square?	Kessler	11	Shapes
	The Silly Story of Goldie Locks & the Three Squares	MacCarone	Hello Reader Math	Shapes
1	Red Bear’s Fun with Shapes	Rikys	1	Shapes
1	Shapes	Schlein	1	Shapes
1	Snail, Where are You	Ungerer	1	Shapes
$it.looked.like.spilt.milk.jpg (30950 bytes)$	It Looked Like Spilt Milk	Shaw	1	Shapes
$a.triangle.for.adaora.an.african.book.of.shapes.jpg (23662 bytes)$	A Triangle for Adaora: An African Book of Shapes	Onvefulu	1	Shapes [in nature]
$over.under.through.jpg (12985 bytes)$	Over, Under, and Through	Hoban	1	Spatial Awareness
$pigs.in.the.corner.jpg (32006 bytes)$	Pigs in the Corner	Axelrod	1	Spatial Sense, Directionality
$hamster.champs.jpg (76013 bytes)$	Hamster Champs	Murphy, S.	MathStart3	Speed, Distance
$draw.me.a.star.jpg (38845 bytes)$	Draw Me a Star	Carle	1	Stars
1	The Tangram Magician	Ernst	1	Tangrams
1	It Was Halloween Night: Scary Story with Tangrams	Maccarone	Hello Reader Math	Tangrams