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Shape Art

By Platform Administrator · Submitted Sep 30, 2026

Content Area
Mathematics
Grade
1

Students demonstrate that 2D shapes can be used to make new 2D shapes. Students then make a text-to-self connection involving the book Mouse Views and their school. Students write about what they find in their text.

MA Standards

1.G.A.1
Distinguish between defining attributes (e.g., triangles are closed and three-sided) versus non-defining attributes (e.g., color, orientation, overall size); build and draw shapes that possess defining attributes.
1.G.A.2
Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or three-dimensional shapes (cubes, right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite shape, and compose new shapes from the composite shape. [Note: Students do not need to learn formal names such as "right rectangular prism"]
L.1.1.a
Sentence Structure and Meaning - Produce and expand simple and compound sentences.
L.1.2.a
Print legibly all upper- and lowercase letters.
L.1.2.b
Use end punctuation for sentences.
W.1.2
Write informative/explanatory texts that name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.

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