Grade 03 Mathematics - EC: M03.C-G.1.1.2

Continuum of Activities

The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.

This continuum of activities offers:

Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
Questions/activities that grow in complexity
Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance

Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content

M03.C-G.1.1.2 M03.C-G.1.1.2

Recognize rhombi, rectangles, and squares as examples of quadrilaterals and/or draw examples of quadrilaterals that do not belong to any of these subcategories.

Activities

Classify the shape below in as many ways as possible.

Draw a picture of a quadrilateral that is not a rhombus.

Alexander started drawing the Venn diagram below to help him classify quadrilaterals. Help Alexander complete the Venn diagram with the appropriate titles and a picture for each.

Fatima asks her partner, Anderson, to draw two different quadrilaterals that are not rectangles. Anderson draws the pictures below. Is he correct? Explain.

Answer Key/Rubric

Quadrilateral, Parallelogram, Rectangle, Rhombus, Square
Drawings will vary.
Examples include, but are not limited to:

Acceptable responses may be similar to:

Yes, Anderson’s picture is correct.
Acceptable explanations may include, but are not limited to:

Both pictures are polygons made up of four sides
The second picture he drew is a parallelogram, but not a rectangle because it doesn’t have right angles