{"id":2801,"date":"2010-04-26T18:22:17","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T23:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/2801"},"modified":"2010-04-26T18:22:17","modified_gmt":"2010-04-26T23:22:17","slug":"text-annotations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2010\/04\/26\/text-annotations\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning First Grade Geometry!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The topic is plane geometric shapes and the selected resources listed and briefly summarized below are directly related to accomplishing the learning objectives provided by the VA SOL.\u00a0 Grade one is the level and the associated SOL are 1.12 and 1.13.\u00a0 Additionally, solid geometric shapes such as the sphere, cube, cone, cylinder, pyramid, and rectangular prism will be explored to show similarities and differences when comparing, relating, and recalling prior knowledge of plane geometric shapes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/The-Greedy-Triangle\/Marilyn-Burns\/e\/9780545042208\/?itm=1&amp;USRI=The+greedy+triangle\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.barnesandnoble.com\/images\/19690000\/19697970.JPG\" alt=\"Book Cover\" border=\"0\" height=\"112\" width=\"90\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/The-Silly-Story-of-Goldie-Locks-and-the-Three-Squares\/Grace-MacCarone\/e\/9780590543446\/?itm=1&amp;USRI=the+silly+story+of+goldie+locks\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.barnesandnoble.com\/images\/2780000\/2786336.gif\" alt=\"Book Cover\" border=\"0\" height=\"104\" width=\"70\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/files\/2010\/04\/cubes-cones-cylinders-spheres.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Cubes, Cones, Cylinders, &amp; Spheres&quot; by Tana Hoban\" height=\"111\" width=\"111\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Three-Pigs-One-Wolf-and-Seven-Magic-Shapes\/Grace-Maccarone\/e\/9780590308571\/?itm=1&amp;USRI=pigs%2c+one+wolf%2c+and+seven+magic+shapes\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.barnesandnoble.com\/images\/19310000\/19319859.JPG\" alt=\"Three Pigs, One Wolf and Seven Magic Shapes by Grace Maccarone: Book Cover\" border=\"0\" height=\"130\" width=\"84\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/A-Cloak-for-the-Dreamer\/Aileen-Friedman\/e\/9780590489874\/?itm=1&amp;USRI=a+cloak+for+the+dreamer\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.barnesandnoble.com\/images\/14610000\/14614418.JPG\" alt=\"Book Cover\" border=\"0\" height=\"110\" width=\"92\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TEXT ANNOTATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>The five books included to directly foster student learning of basic geometry are:<\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Greedy-Triangle-Scholastic-Bookshelf-Marilyn\/dp\/0545042208\"><strong>The Greedy Triangle<\/strong><\/a> by Marilyn Burns and illustrated by Gordon Silveria\n<ul>\n<li><font face=\"Calibri\"><strong>A<\/strong>\u00a0great tool for guiding class discussions on attributes of shapes and enhancing geometry vocabulary, to say the least.\u00a0 Also, the book is good for captivating students&#8217; interest.\u00a0 The silly story is full of excitement and colorful fun illustrations.\u00a0 It&#8217;s an even greater resource knowing that Marilyn Burns is the author.\u00a0 She provides ideas for extending student&#8217;s learning at the end of the book.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Three-Seven-Shapes-Scholastic-Reade%20r\/dp\/0590308572\">Three Pigs, One Wolf, and Seven Magic Shapes<\/a> <\/strong>by Grace Maccarone and illustrated by David Neuhaus\n<ul>\n<li><font face=\"Calibri\"><strong>T<\/strong>his\u00a0book is\u00a0of a\u00a0modern day tale of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf.\u00a0 Students will be pleasantly surprised as the story unveils an interestingly happy ending!\u00a0 The book is a great resource for exploring geometric shapes, transformations, and understanding that shapes can be made from other shapes.\u00a0 Interactive tangram\u00a0ideas are provided in the back of the book.\u00a0 <\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Silly-Story-Goldie-Squares-Reader\/dp\/059054344X\"><strong>The Silly Story of Goldie Locks and the Three Squares<\/strong><\/a> by Grace Maccarone and illustrated by Anne Kennedy\n<ul>\n<li><font face=\"Calibri\"><strong><font face=\"Georgia\">I<\/font><\/strong>n this story, Goldie Locks is the great-great-granddaughter of the fairy-tale Goldilocks.\u00a0 Throughout her journey, which is very similar to her great-great-grandmother&#8217;s, she explores all kinds of shapes and even talks about the &#8220;attributes of the shapes&#8221;.\u00a0 These attributes can be reviewed and formalized after story time to ensure students understand the concepts as it relates to geometric shapes.\u00a0 <\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cubes-Cones-Cylinders-Spheres-Hoban\/dp\/0688153259\"><strong>Cubes, Cones, Cylinders, &amp; Spheres<\/strong><\/a> by Tana Hoban\n<ul>\n<li><font face=\"Calibri\"><strong>T<\/strong>hroughout this book, photographs of familiar objects found in our everyday lives depict a variety of shapes.\u00a0 The picture book is great for guiding a class discussion on solid shapes and their attributes.\u00a0 Vocabulary terms will be reinforced by students through discussion and exploration of other objects found in our environment.\u00a0 This book is great for all students and especially for LEP students or for those who require additional support.\u00a0<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/productsearch.barnesandnoble.com\/search\/results.aspx?store=BOOK&amp;WRD=a+cloak+for+the+dreamer&amp;box=a%20cloak%20for%20the%20dreamer&amp;pos=-1\">A Cloak for the Dreamer<\/a> <\/strong>by Sandy Riggs and art by Richard Maccabe <font face=\"Calibri\">s<\/font>\n<ul>\n<li><font face=\"Calibri\"><strong>T<\/strong>his book tells a story of a tailor&#8217;s three sons who make cloaks for the Archduke to keep out the rain and wind.\u00a0 The sons\u00a0explore\u00a0shapes including the rectangle, square, triangle, circle, and hexagon\u00a0to create\u00a0the needed cloaks.\u00a0 A couple concepts explored throughout the story include transformations and making shapes from other shapes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/font><font face=\"Calibri\">\u00a0<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\"><strong>WEB ANNOTATIONS<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\">The five websites included to encourage student exploration and learning are:<\/font><font face=\"Calibri\">\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eduplace.com\/kids\/hmm\/wr\/wr_1.html\">Weekly Reader Connections: Grade One<\/a>, <\/strong>provided by Houghton Mifflin Math:\u00a0<\/font><font face=\"Calibri\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\">The above link is age-level appropriate and allows for further exploration of geometry to occur.\u00a0 Specific to geometry, there are 3 online activities and the titles are <em>Shape Pictures<\/em>, <em>All Colors, Shapes, and Sizes<\/em>, and <em>Pick the Flowers<\/em>.\u00a0 The first activity expands students&#039; awareness of shapes found in art or in our everyday lives.\u00a0 The second relates to identifying how the lollipops are the same based on shape, size, and color.\u00a0 The last activity entails students to identify the pattern that comes next in a given sequence.\u00a0 <\/font><font face=\"Calibri\">\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"Calibri\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/glossary\/math_advantage\/glossary1.html\">Harcourt Math Glossary, Grade One<\/a><\/font><\/strong><font face=\"Calibri\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\">This link provides age-appropriate definitions or illustrations of mathematical terms.\u00a0 It is easy for students to navigate through and explore different terms.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font><font face=\"Calibri\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/font>\u00b7<\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com\/\"><strong>A Math Dictionary for Kids<\/strong><\/a> by Jenny Eather:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\">The above link is a comprehensive list of mathematical terms.\u00a0 The provided definitions are wordy but well-described and great for guiding class discussions.\u00a0 Additionally, pictures are provided to enhance definitions.\u00a0 <\/font><font face=\"Calibri\">\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.primarygames.com\/curriculum\/math.htm\"><strong>Math Curriculum Guide for On-line Games<\/strong><\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\">The above link is age appropriate and provides a wide range of games for students that enhance knowledge and skills in math.\u00a0 Games focus directly on geometry for first grade are <em>Four Piece Tangram<\/em>, <em>Shape Sorter<\/em> (similar to Concentration), <em>Shape Inlay<\/em>, <em>Flip It Frenzy, Evan Almighty Arketris <\/em>(similar to Tetris), and <em>Space Station<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/font><font face=\"Calibri\">\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/illuminations.nctm.org\/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=73\">Shape Concentration<\/a> <\/strong>by NCTM Illuminations<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\">The above website links to a classic fun game.\u00a0 <em>Shape Concentration<\/em> enhances students&#039; creations of mental images by using spatial memory and visualization.\u00a0 The game is designed for 1 or 2 players.<\/font><font face=\"Calibri\">\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\"><a href=\"http:\/\/illuminations.nctm.org\/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=70\"><strong>Geometric Solids<\/strong><\/a> by NCTM Illuminations<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\">This on-line tool allows students to manipulate various solid shapes by size, color, position, and transparency.\u00a0 Additionally, the number of faces, edges, and vertices is explored.\u00a0 Identifying plane shapes through solid shapes is further connected.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\"><strong>ADDITIONAL RESOURCES<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\">The link below provides ample opportunities to assessing student understanding of basic and advanced properties of geometry at the first grade level.\u00a0 The activities are designed to simultaneously engage and produce evaluation information of student performance and understanding and this is a huge time saver which creates more time for learning to occur.\u00a0 Rubrics and other assessment ideas are provided.\u00a0 A few examples of lessons with integrated assessment tools include:\u00a0\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\"><em>Lesson 6:\u00a0\u00a0 We&#039;re The Same!<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\"><em>What do I Really Know About My Shapes?<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\"><em>Shapes, Shapes, Everywhere!<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcrel.org\/pdf\/curriculum\/5021cm_shapes.pdf\">http:\/\/www.mcrel.org\/pdf\/curriculum\/5021cm_shapes.pdf <\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\">The link below provides various lesson plans for first grade geometry.\u00a0 \u00a0Lessons of interest include:\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\"><em>Folding Shapes: Are the Sides the Same?<\/em><em>&quot;The Greedy Triangle&quot;<\/em><em>Geometric Shapes using Kid Pix software<\/em><em>Shape Sheet<\/em><em>Shapes found in an African Village<\/em>\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\">Most lessons provide ideas for evaluating student understanding.\u00a0 Additionally, the link offers a collection of <em>Inspirational Teacher Stories<\/em> submitted by educators and information about the online teaching resource, The HotChalk Learning Environment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lessonplanspage.com\/MathK1.htm\">http:\/\/www.lessonplanspage.com\/MathK1.htm<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\">The link below provides ample information for first grade geometry.\u00a0 This website is full of valuable resurces for teachers, students, and parents made available by Houghton Mifflin Math.\u00a0 Examples of resource items for supporting instruction include vocabulary cards, visual support, e-glossary, e-games, graphic organizers, teaching models, background information, weekly reader connections, and worksheets specific to topic and by any of the following:\u00a0 practice, reteach, enrichment, homework, problem solving, and English Learners.\u00a0 A great resource!!!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eduplace.com\/math\/index.jsp\">http:\/\/www.eduplace.com\/math\/index.jsp<\/a>\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\">The link below provides a customizable, downloadable, worksheet generator for supporting geometry activities and more!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\"><a href=\"http:\/\/illuminations.nctm.org\/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=205\">http:\/\/illuminations.nctm.org\/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=205<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font face=\"Calibri\">The link below is provided by the VDOE and it relates to Elementary Mathematics.\u00a0 Instructional resources, recommended links to outside resources, and reputable professional organizations are included.\u00a0 An ample supply of valuable information can be found 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