Making Shapes

Concept (nonfiction), 97 words Grade 1

In Making Shapes, different solid figures are introduced through building new composite shapes. Simple repetitive phrases and images in the book provide support for students to compose and decompose solid figures. Students will use critical thinking to recognize attributes of solid figures such as faces, sides, and corners, and then use these attributes to build a new shape. The book helps students explore real-world examples of different composite shapes.