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As learners play this strategy game, they develop understanding of squares, area, and perimeter. On each turn, a player draws a line between two dots next to each other on the grid.

free Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This simple construction activity teaches the importance of architectural structure. Learners build and test designs for a paper "doghouse" strong enough to hold the weight of a jumbo dog biscuit.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, caregivers and young learners work together to craft and talk about shapes and relative positions of such shapes by creating a mobile.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 8
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In this activity, learners use Starburst® candy to sort, classify, compare, and graph. Learners grab a handful of one-inch candy squares, sort them by color, graph the candy, and discuss the results.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners follow simple directions to explore and create platonic solids.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this math lesson, learners arrange pattern blocks to create tessellations and to explore geometric patterns. Learners first explore making patterns with a variety of pattern blocks.

free Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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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!

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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As learners play this challenging strategy game, they build understanding of area and perimeter. On each turn, a player draws a line between two dots next to each other on the grid.

free Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use tangrams ( 7-piece puzzle tiles) to assemble a variety of shapes. Tangrams are ideal for improving spatial reasoning and geometry properties.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners cutout a set of shape finder templates to explore shapes in the world around them.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this artistic activity, learners blow up a smaller picture into a larger one, by using a grid.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this math activity, learners make toothpick designs by following simple patterns.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes