Worked Example 1
A Solid Shape
What solid shape is a tissue box?
- 1It has 6 flat faces that are rectangles.
Answer: A rectangular prism
Florida Grade 1 Math · Geometric Reasoning
MA.1.GR.1.4: Shapes in the Real World
What this Grade 1 benchmark means, worked examples, common mistakes, and a free printable worksheet.
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What Is Benchmark MA.1.GR.1.4?
Children look at real objects and name the parts that look like flat shapes (semi-circles, triangles, rectangles, squares, hexagons) or solid shapes (spheres, cubes, rectangular prisms, cones, cylinders).
For example, a tissue box is shaped like a rectangular prism, and the roof on a drawing of a house is a triangle.
Official benchmarkGiven a real-world object, identify parts that are modeled by two- and three-dimensional figures. Figures are limited to semi-circles, triangles, rectangles, squares and hexagons, spheres, cubes, rectangular prisms, cones and cylinders.
How it is tested: Grade 1 students take FAST Star Math, Florida's math test for Kindergarten through Grade 2.
Worked Examples
Worked Example 2
Parts of an Object
Name the shapes in a house drawing with a pointed roof, a door, and a square window.
- 1The pointed roof is a triangle.
- 2The door is a rectangle, and the window is a square.
Answer: Triangle, rectangle, square
Common Mistakes to Watch For
Using a flat name for a solid object
Wrong:A ball is shaped like a circle.
A ball is a solid: a sphere.
Naming the whole object instead of the part
Wrong:The roof is a house.
Name the shape of the part: the roof is a triangle.
Helpful Math Tip
On a walk, play "I spy a shape": "I spy a cylinder" (a trash can) or "I spy a cone" (a traffic cone).
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