Composing & Decomposing Shapes

Choice Menu
Focus Question: How do the experiences in each activity help you transition from one level of geometric thinking to another?
How do the process learning progressions connect to this content learning progression?
Directions: Choose one row (either Composing or Decomposing Learning Progression) and complete each activity in that row in order.

Composing
2D Shapes

Decomposing
2D Shapes

Learning Progression for 2D Shapes

Activity
Composing by Matching, Trial &
Composing by Attributes
Error
Predict & Cover
Pattern Block Activity Cards

Decomposing by Removing
Last Block Game (in reverse)
Completely cover one of the shapes from the
Last Black Game using the least number of
blocks possible. The first player removes a
block. The player can break or decompose a
block by trading for smaller shapes that are
equivalent. The winner is the player who does
not remove the last block.

Decomposing by Manipulating
Units of Units
Finding Lines of Symmetry

Composing by Visualizing
Last Block Game

Decomposing by Visualizing
Units of Units
Crazy Cakes

Sort the shapes by number of lines of

symmetry. You can fold or draw on the
pictures. You can also use mirras.

Focus Question: How do the experiences in each activity help you transition from one level of geometric thinking to another?
How do the process learning progressions connect to this content learning progression?

Directions: Choose one row (either Composing or Decomposing Learning Progression) and complete each activity in that row in order.
Learning Progression for 3D Shapes
Activity
Composing
3D Shapes

Composing by Matching, Trial &

Error
Foot Print Mystery

Composing by Attributes
Building Polyhdra

Composing by Visualizing
Drawing Silhouettes

Decomposing by Manipulating
Units of Units
Combinations of Boxes

Decomposing by Visualizing
Units of Units
Landscapes &
Slicing 3D Shapes

Find a geoblock (3D shape) that has matching faces

for a whole gameboard.

Decomposing
3D Shapes

Decomposing by Removing
Free Explore: 3D Shape Nets