Florida B.E.S.T. MA.K.GR.1.4
The Standard
Find real-world objects that can be modeled by a given two- or three-dimensional figure. Figures are limited to circles, triangles, rectangles, squares, spheres, cubes, cones and cylinders.
Florida B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students look at a flat or solid figure and find familiar objects with the same overall shape. They explain the match using features such as flat faces, curved surfaces, corners, or round outlines.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can match a clock face to a circle, a ball to a sphere, and a die to a cube. The student can name a matching feature and recognize the figure when its size or position changes.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may call a ball a circle or a can a rectangle because they focus on one visible face. They may match by color or size instead of overall shape. They may also reject a shape when it is turned.
How to Assess It
- Show a circle, cylinder, and cube with photo cards of a clock face, soup can, die, ball, door, and party hat. Ask, “Choose one object for each figure and tell how you know.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Place classroom objects and picture cards under labeled shape mats, then have students explain one match to a partner.
Show a sphere and ask, “Which objects in our room have this shape, and what makes them match?”
Play Shape Match by turning over one figure card and one object card, keeping pairs that match.
Take a school shape hunt and record examples by drawing objects beside the matching flat or solid figure.
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