K.7 Solid Shapes All Around Us

Unit Goals

  • Students identify, describe, analyze, compare, and compose two- and three- dimensional shapes. Counting, addition, and subtraction are revisited in the geometric contexts.

Section A Goals

  • Compose shapes from smaller shapes.
  • Count and compare numbers, and solve story problems involving shapes.

Section B Goals

  • Compare weight and capacity of objects.
  • Compose shapes from smaller shapes.
  • Describe and compare three-dimensional shapes.
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Glossary Entries

  • above

  • add

    \(4 + 3\)

    Four plus three


  • below

  • beside

  • circle

  • cone

  • cube
    cube

  • cylinder

  • equation

    \(10 = 6 + 4\)

    \(5 - 2 = 3\)


  • expression

    \(6 + 4\)


    \(3 - 3\)


  • fewer

  • less

    3 is less than 9


  • longer

    The straw on the top is longer than the straw on the bottom.


  • more

  • next to

  • number writing reference

    1

    one

    2

    two

    3

    three

    4

    four

    5

    five

    6

    six

    Five-frame, full. Below, 1 dot.

    7

    seven

    8

    eight

    9

    nine

    10

    ten


  • rectangle


  • shorter

    The straw on the bottom is shorter than the straw on the top.


  • sphere

  • subtract

    \(5 - 2\)

    Five minus two


  • triangle