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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
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What's a Real 2D Shape? Designing Appropriate Geometric Instruction
Hourigan, Mairead; Leavy, Aisling
Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, v20 n1 p24-29 2015
Mairead Hourigan and Aisling Leavy describe a range of teaching and learning activities focusing on the identification and classification of 2-dimensional shapes. The activities described are useful in highlighting students' misconceptions regarding non-traditioanl and non-prototypical shapes.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Instructional Design, Units of Study, Geometry, Learning Activities, Identification, Classification, Misconceptions, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Sequential Learning, Grade 5
Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: https://primarystandards.aamt.edu.au/Journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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