dream catcher lesson plan
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WHAT IS A DREAM CATCHER?
• Dream Catchers are meant to “catch” your bad dreams
• They can be made many different ways
TODAY:
We will be making dream catchers using Geometric Shapes!
By the end of this activity, I want each and every one of you to be
able to identify at LEAST two different parts of the shapes you
choose for your dream catcher.
For example…
GEOMETRIC SHAPES
LET’S LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT TWO-DIMENSIONAL SHAPES
WHAT IS A POLYGON?A plane (flat surface) shape with
straight sides
KEY TERMS
RIGHT ANGLEAN ANGLE THAT
MEASURES 90 DEGREESA PERFECT “L”
WHAT IS A VERTEX?A vertex (plural:
vertices) is a point where two or more straight lines meet
ARE THESE SHAPES POLYGONS?
YESYES
NO, EXPLAIN WHY
YES
A SQUARE….
• Is a polygon
• Has 4 sides of equal (the same) length• Has 4 right angle corners
• Has 4 vertices
**When shapes have sides that are the same length, the correct term to use is------Congruent (con-groo-ent)**
A TRIANGLE….
• Is a polygon
• Has three congruent sides
• Has three angles
• Has how many vertices?
A HEXAGON….
• Is a polygon
• Has six congruent sides
• Has how many angles?
• Has six vertices
A STAR….
• Is a polygon
• Has 10 congruent sides
• Has 10 angles (can you find them?)
• Has 10 vertices
WORKS CITED
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/polygons.html
http://www.mathsisfun.com/rightangle.html
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/vertices-faces-edges.html
http://www.dream-catchers.org/
http://www.maths.com/geometry/polygons/congruent-polygons.htm
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