Back to Back Game
Description
In this game, two students sit back to back. One student creates a picture or design using pattern blocks or other sets of shapes. The student then describes the design to the other student who tries to build an exact copy. This activity allows young students to use geometric vocabulary authentically, and to practice communicating with others.
Levels
- Grades K through 1.
Preparation Time
less than 5 minutes
Activity Time
10 to 15 minutes.
Topics
- Shape Vocabulary
- Positional Vocabulary
- Geometry
Goals
- Participants will practice using positional voacabulary words.
- Participants will become more comfortable with geometric terminology.
Materials
- a collection of two and three dimensional shapes such as pattern blocks and/or a set of three-dimensional blocks.
Prerequisites
- Exposure to relevant positional and geometric voacbulary terms.
Author
Kendrail Alfred
National Common Core Standards
| K.Focus.2 | Describe shapes and space |
| K.G.1 | Describe objects in the environment using shape and positional vocabulary words. |
| K.G.3 | Identify shapes as two-dimensional / flat or three-dimensional / solid. |
| K.MD.1 | Describe several different measurable attributes of a single object (length, weight, capacity, temperature). |
