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Which One? (K–5)
Stage 1: Grade K Shapes
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One partner chooses a shape on the gameboard. The other partner asks questions to figure out what shape they chose. Students may use counters to cover up shapes that have been eliminated. Students work with simple shapes such as circles, rectangles, and triangles.
Stage 2: Grade 1 Shapes
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One partner chooses a shape on the gameboard. The other partner asks questions to figure out what shape they chose. Students may use counters to cover up shapes that have been eliminated. Students work with triangles and quadrilaterals.
Stage 3: Grade 2 Shapes
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Stage 4: Grade 3 Shapes
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Stage 5: Grade 4 Shapes
Narrative
Students lay out the shape cards face up in rows. One partner chooses a shape. The other partner asks questions to figure out what shape they chose. Students work with two-dimensional shapes, particularly triangles and quadrilaterals.
Stage 6: Shapes on the Coordinate Grid
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Stage 7: Grade 5 Shapes
Narrative
Students lay out the shape cards face up in rows. One partner chooses a shape. The other partner asks questions to figure out what shape they chose. Students focus on quadrilaterals.
Variation:
One partner chooses a shape on the gameboard. The other partner asks questions to figure out what shape they chose.