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Colored cubes can be used for a variety of building and patterning activities. In this activity, one person makes a simple, 3-dimensional shape using colored cubes, then gives others the opportunity to recreate the shape.

Grades covered: Pre through 3

Curriculum Topics: 3-dimensional Shapes, Spatial Skills, Mathematical Reasoning

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Idea Sheets are cross-referenced to subjects listed in the Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, and California Content Standards.

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Mathematical Practices: 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4. Model with mathematics. 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. 6. Attend to precision. 7. Look for and make use of structure. 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. ||Common Core Mathematics||Kindergarten||Mathematical Practices|||K.G.1. Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.||Common Core Mathematics||Kindergarten||Geometry||Identify And Describe Shapes (Squares, Circles, Triangles, Rectangles, Hexagons, Cubes, Cones, Cylinders, And Spheres)|||K.MD.2. Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “”more of””/””less of”” the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.||Common Core Mathematics||Kindergarten||Measurement And Data||Describe And Compare Measurable Attributes|||K.MD.3. Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort the categories by count.3||Common Core Mathematics||Kindergarten||Measurement And Data||Classify Objects And Count The Number Of Objects In Each Category|||Mathematical Practices: 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4. Model with mathematics. 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. 6. Attend to precision. 7. Look for and make use of structure. 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. ||Common Core Mathematics||Grade 1||Mathematical Practices|||Mathematical Practices: 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4. Model with mathematics. 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. 6. Attend to precision. 7. Look for and make use of structure. 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. ||Common Core Mathematics||Grade 2||Mathematical Practices|||Mathematical Practices: 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4. Model with mathematics. 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. 6. Attend to precision. 7. Look for and make use of structure. 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. ||Common Core Mathematics||Grade 3||Mathematical Practices

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1.2 Identify, describe, and extend simple patterns (such as circles or triangles) by referring to their shapes, sizes, or colors.||CA Mathematics||Grade Kindergarten||04. Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability||1.0 Students collect information about objects and events in their environment.|||2.1 Describe, extend, and explain ways to get to a next element in simple repeating patterns (e.g., rhythmic, numeric, color, and shape).||CA Mathematics||Grade 1||04. Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability||2.0 Students sort objects and create and describe patterns by numbers, shape, size, rhythm, or color.|||2.1 Recognize, describe, and extend patterns and determine a next term in linear patterns (e.g., 4, 8, 12 …; the number of ears on 1 horse, 2 horses, 3 horses, 4 horses).||CA Mathematics||Grade 2||04. Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability||2.0 Students demonstrate an understanding of patterns and how they grow, and describe them in general ways.

Categories include:

Pre-K
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
Math

Tags: Patterns, Measurement & Data

Subjects covered: Math

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