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Middle school geometry cultural activities for staff and administrators
South Africa! Ndebele Community—Lesson, “Painted” House Craft w Geometry
Introduce students to the Ndebele community of South Africa, and learn how this small community is famous for its beadwork, attire, and painted houses! This product includes the following, all as Adobe files:An images file in a slideshow format with embedded lessons on each slide. Lessons explore the Ndebele community and the heritage they display in their arts and crafts. There is no printout needed.An art project with step-by-step instructions for making an Ndebele painted house, full of color
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K - 8th
Also included in: South Africa! The BIG Bundle Grades 3 to 5—Crafts, Lessons & Activities
Native American Inspired Geometric Shape Craft: Concentric Circles, Shapes,Lines
Students will learn the importance of geometric shapes in Native American art in this no prep lesson to go along with your Native American studies. This includes everything students need to design a Mandela or circular art form using geometric shapes and line patterns inspired by Native American Art. A great Fall, Autumn craft when teaching about the first Americans. This is a great lesson for integrating math, Native American culture and art. Students will create pattern using geometric shapes,
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1st - 7th
Navajo Rug Design
The lesson plan for Grades 1-8 includes a PowerPoint with examples of Navajo Rugs and a brief history of Navajo weaving. The lesson is based on National Core Art Standards essential for all grade levels. It also includes math standards for each grade level and a reference to Navajo math skills used in weaving. Audio literature for younger students is another resource for introducing the art of weaving Navajo style. Students are guided to create a design for a Navajo style rug that includes both
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1st - 8th
Islamic Decorated Art Project
Students will create a personalized Islamic decorated art project. They will learn about the Arabic alphabet, Islamic art history, and the importance of the Dome of the Rock. Using creative geometrical designs, students will replicate their own interpretation of the entrance to the Dome of the Rock. Supplemental resources are included along with an answer key. This is a great art history project for 7th grade.
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6th - 8th
Quadrilaterals: Classifying Quadrilateral Practice (FREE)
Simple and Basic Resource for students to practice knowing quadrilaterals. Students must be able to reason the patterns out of quadrilateral hierarchy. Practice, Repetition and Reflection are the three key arenas to accomplish this task. Use in small group, spaced repetition, tutoring, mini-lesson , quick review, or math groups. Free Resource.
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3rd - 8th
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"Create Your Own Mandala" : Symmetry Art Lesson with Template
“Mandala” is a Sanskrit word meaning “circle” or “completion”. It is often recognized to represent wholeness.Which shapes and colors will you use to express your whole self? The best thing about creating your own Mandala art isthat you can choose any shapes and colors you want. Make one or more than one, but the important thing is to have fun!This art project is a wonderful way to teach symmetry. The finished Mandalas will look great on your bulletin board or collect the penciled versions and
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4th - 6th
Finding the Missing Dimensions: L-Shaped Polygons - FREE
Students often struggle computing the correct values of Perimeter and Area L-Shaped Polygons since all the sides are NOT given. The student must translate distances and compute the missing side.
This process is easy to do with a little practice. The teacher can divide the L-Shape into two rectangles and transfer the dimensions, and students quickly realize that it is either an addition or subtraction problem to ensure the dimensions are compatible.
These three (3) practice sheets will solve th
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Intersecting Line Segments: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines - FREE
These short exercises afford students to view geometric elements in isolation with only line segments and application line segments with 2-D figures (rectangle, square, rhombus, triangle and trapezoid). Students often struggle to mentally view a 2 dimensional figure as a series of connected line segments. Use with spaced repetition, math groups, homework or quick mini-lesson reviews. FREE resource. Best to you and your students. Blaine Helwig
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4th - 8th
Polygons: Sum of Interior & Exterior Angles
Guided notes, practice problems, quiz, and Poly-Me project will help you teach polygons to your geometry students. The guided notes helps them make the connection between the number of sides of a polygon and the number of triangles that can be formed from one of its vertex, giving rise to the formula (n - 2)180. It also includes several practice problems they can do with a partner and a short quiz you can give to assess understanding. Answer keys are included. The Poly-Me project is a great way
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8th - 12th
35 Amazing World Landmarks - Geography Adventures (Culture Research)
Explore the globe with this "35 Amazing World Landmarks" bundle, an exciting collection of geography adventures that will ignite your students' passion for learning. Dive into iconic landmarks across continents and cultures as you uncover intriguing facts and delve into captivating destinations.This comprehensive bundle includes seven engaging geography activities:"5 Amazing Landmarks in Australia""5 Amazing Landmarks in Africa""5 Amazing Landmarks in the USA""5 Amazing Landmarks in Asia""5 Amaz
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5th - 12th
Transformation Turkey Graphing Activity (Thanksgiving) -- Translate & Reflect
In this festive holiday activity, students will practice transforming lines and figures using coordinate rules and written instructions through 19 problems. When completed correctly, students will end the activity by drawing a turkey. Note: this is a new version of the activity including both translations and reflections, for those who may have covered both prior to the holiday! :) The answer key is included.
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Dreidel Holiday Craft
Design your own Dreidel!
Materials:
Scissors
Glue/tape
Coloring medium
Directions:
1. Color and design you dreidel.
2. Cut and connect sides flaps with glue or tape.
3. Cut out top, roll into straw, and insert into top of dreidel.
Grades:
PreK - 6th, Adult Education
Eiffel Tower - Puzzle
Students are always excited to work with the Eiffel Tower puzzle. It represents something they are all familiar with. They love working together to build something ‘real’. With only 20 pieces, the puzzle is not overly complicated although it does require some patience and attention.I created these puzzles for my unit on construction. I thought it would be a great way to get students thinking about the different elements that come together to create a structure. The puzzles also draw students’ at
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2nd - 7th
Islamic Heritage Month Profiles
Islamic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate and learn about the rich contributions and history of Muslim individuals and cultures. In the following activity, have your students select one individual to research, gather, organize, and deliver information on. They have the opportunity to highlight 3 important facts, what they are known for, challenges faced, a quote, one question they would love to ask them, and opportunity to sketch them. There are 38 famous individuals from various fields who
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7th - 9th
Coordinate Grid Mystery Picture: Egypt Theme
This is an Egypt-themed coordinate grid activity. Students will plot either scarabs or pyramids using the ordered pairs provided. There are 3 versions with varying levels of complexity to allow for differentiation. This can easily be connected to Social Studies curriculum!I have included the following:- #1- Pyramid picture (easiest)- #2- Scarab picture (middle)- #3- Detailed Scarab picture (hardest)- Scans of the completed productFollow me on TPT! https://www.pinterest.com/trofe21/ms-trofes-tpt
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4th - 6th
Protractors: Identifying and Reading Angles (FREE)
These simple sheets are practice sheets for beginning use of protractors. The methodology requires the student to FIRST identify the angle type (acute, obtuse, right or straight). Then, read the measure of the angle. The teacher should require students to reflect, "Does your angle type match the actual measure of the angle?" This step requires students to ascertain if their measurement is in line with the angle type and attempts to prevent misreading the protractor. FREE RESOURCE.
Grades:
4th - 7th
NWEA- Fifth Grade Helper- MATH BUNDLE
Fifth Grade NWEA Helper- Math Bundle
It’s ready!!!!!!……I have been working feverishly this summer to complete one of the BEST NWEA help guides.
Our school recently changed to the NWEA testing for assessment of our students and I realized there just wasn’t much out there to help us know what areas this test would have emphasis on. This NWEA HELPER will have ALL of the Fifth Grade NWEA RIT math scores broken down into manageable areas that will have you "in the know" for what areas to emphasize.
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4th - 6th
Waitangi Day Math Art – Rotational Symmetry – The Treaty of Waitangi
Integrate your learning about the Treaty of Waitangi with this fun math/art activity. Use the grid lines to draw the design in the other 3 sections of the circle to create rotational symmetry. 4 DIFFERENT DESIGNS* Treaty, Quill and Ink Pot * Flagpole and Axe (Hone Heke) * Wharenui (Maori Meeting House) * People - Unity 4 TEMPLATES FOR EACH DESIGN* Reflect, then rotate. * Rotate. * Completed example (great for your students to refer to if necessary). * Completed example without gridlines (could
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4th - 7th
Taj Mahal - Puzzle
This is a beautiful 50 piece puzzle representing one of the most well-known structures in the world – the Taj Mahal. Students love working together to build something ‘real’ especially once they have learned a little bit about the building and its story. The puzzle is simple. Students can easily figure out where to place each piece. However, it does require some patience and attention.I created these puzzles for my unit on construction. I thought it would be a great way to get students thinking
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2nd - 7th
The Geome-tree Project | Festive Winter Project for Creating Geometric Ornaments
Looking for a fun and engaging project to do with your geometry or other math class? Create a Geome-tree in your classroom and task students with creating festive geometric ornaments to decorate it with. File comes with task sheet for students which can be given in paper format or assigned as a pdf, teacher instructions, and a rubric for grading. A great way extra credit project or end of year fun day to do with your class. The materials used can be anything and everything that you have at your
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8th - 12th
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Protractors: Non-Overlapping Measurement Practice (FREE)
This resource is an application of angle measurements and a Common Core and TEKS requirement. Students are asked to find a missing angle (subtraction) of two adjacent non-overlapping angles OR the total angle measurement (addition) of two adjacent non-overlapping angles. I put this resource in two forms (Version 1 and Version 2). Version 1 is what the state standards assess. Version 2 is making the computation directly from a protractor after the calculation of angle measurements have been m
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4th - 6th
Create a Mandala In Google Slides Cultural Arts & Mindfulness Activity
Teach students about radial symmetry, color families and graphic design by having them create a mandala in Google Slides. Easy to follow instructions. Teachers can edit and modify to include any lesson plan/grade level involving mathematics, cultural arts, visual arts. Objectives:Learn about MandalasCreate a circle sectioned into even numbered equal partsDecide on shapesCreate a color scheme based on your moodCreate a mandala using your selected shapes and colorsReflect on your designSEL Objecti
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Translation Turkey Graphing Activity (Thanksgiving)
In this festive holiday activity, students will practice translating lines and figures using coordinate rules and written instructions through 19 problems. When translated correctly, students will end the activity by drawing a turkey. The answer key is included.
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Grades:
8th - 12th
ACT Math Prep - Volume 1 - Problem Sets 1-35 - by ACT 720
A collection of Common ACT Math Test Problems
Each of the 35 problem set has a linked video explanation along with practice problems (over 200) and an answer key. You can 'right click' on the video link (posted at the top of the page) to open the video in a new window or tab. This is a great way to have the video and practice set ready to go as a bell-ringer for those ACT/SAT Prep Courses or those courses with students preparing for College Entrance.
The questions in the practice sets presen
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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