Put shapes together
Hand out paper shapes and say, "Can you make a rectangle with two squares?" Kids slide and flip pieces until it works, then glue them down. Building composite shapes shows them shapes can hide inside other shapes.
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
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