Virginia SOL K.MG.2.c
The Standard
Describe a circle using terms such as round and curved.
Virginia Standards of Learning for Mathematics · The student will identify, describe, name, compare, and construct plane figures (circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles).
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students look closely at a circle and tell what they notice about its edge. They use words such as round and curved to describe its shape.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student describes a circle as round and says its edge is curved. The student explains that it has no straight edges or corners.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may call any shape with a curved edge a circle, including an oval or semicircle. They may say a circle has sides or corners, or describe only its size or color.
How to Assess It
- Show a paper circle and ask, “Tell me two words that describe the edge of this shape.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Have students trace jar lids, then run a finger along each tracing and describe how the edge feels and moves.
Show a circle and square, then ask partners, “How are their edges different?”
Play Shape Detective by giving clues such as “My edge is curved and I have no corners” before students choose a shape card.
Hunt for circular classroom objects, sketch one, and label its edge with the word round or curved.
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Related Standards
- 6.PS.1.a
Formulate questions that require the collection or acquisition of data with a focus on circle graphs.
- 1.MG.2.a
Describe triangles, squares, and rectangles using the terms sides, vertices, and angles. Describe a circle using terms such as round and curved.
- K.MG.2.a
Identify and name concrete and pictorial representations of circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles regardless of their orientation in space.
- 6.MG.1.a
Identify and describe chord, diameter, radius, circumference, and area of a circle.
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