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Hexagon Hunt
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This activity gets learners looking at 6-sided shapes in nature, including the cells of a beehive, as well as other shapes.

Reflections
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In this activity, learners play a game and use pattern blocks to explore mirror images and reflection.

Moon and Stars
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In this craft activity, learners create a string of cut-out moons and stars.

Memory Match
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In this classic memory game (on pages 37-45 of PDF), learners turn over tiles to reveal images on the back.

Tricky Tangrams
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In this activity (on pages 49-54 of PDF), learners play with tangrams, a set of triangles, squares and a parallelogram that can combine into a larger square as well as all sorts of other shapes.

Strong Shapes
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Is a square stronger than a triangle? Use tongue depressors to build simple shapes. Then apply a little weight to them and see what happens!

Spinning Tops
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Create your own spinning top, and explore color, shapes and spinning. This activity contains instructions for making your spinning top, and tips on how to design and decorate it.

Symmetry Fold-Overs
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In this math activity, learners experiment with the concept of symmetry.

The Four-Square Quilt
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In this activity, learners arrange triangles together to make patterns to create paper quilts. Learners experiment with arranging the triangles in different ways to make various designs.

Shape Detectives
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In this activity, learners cutout a set of shape finder templates to explore shapes in the world around them.

String Shapes
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In this activity, learners work together to make polygons (many-sided shapes) with string. Learners sit on the floor and hold onto a piece of string slid between their thumbs and index fingers.