The focus of this unit in on labeling Geometric Shapes & Fractions. Students will begin by identifying shapes & equal parts. They will create shapes (by name) and count the sides (line segments) and angles (where the sides meet) on a given shape. Students will first identify 3-Dimensional shapes by name, and then practice relating them to real-life objects. Students will learn to identify cubes (dice shape with six square faces), rectangular prisms (six rectangular faces), spheres (ball-shaped), cylinders (can shape with two circular and parallel bases that are connected by a curved surface), and cones (ice cream cone shape with a circular base and a point on the end). They will then learn to identify and explain the attributes of these shapes. The faces of a cube are squares, which are identified by flat surfaces. The vertex (singular) or vertices (plural) are the corner points where the edges (line segments where faces meet) come together. *This can be remembered by thinking of the letter 'V' in vertex, and how the sides come together at a point. Next, the students will use arrays/unit squares in order to show the top and side views of a given cube. They will form the cube using graphing paper/grid squares. After working with 3-D shapes, the students will move on to identify 2-Dimensional shapes. They will identify the sides and vertices, as well as count up total number of sides and vertices of a shape. They will also find and describe angles (where the sides of a shape meet) and identify polygons (many sides or 3+) by the number of sides which they have. Quadrilaterals are any closed shape (no gaps) with 4 sides. A pentagon has 5 sides, while a hexagon has 6 sides. They will practice this through labeling and drawing the shapes. Then, the students will sort shapes that match the rule/pattern. They will make shapes, and even combine shapes in order to create a new shape. Students will practice partitioning shapes as well, by seeing how many square rows and columns will fit into a larger square or rectangle. They will split shapes into even pieces, including: halves (1/2), thirds (1/3), and fourths (1/4). These equal parts will transition into the idea of fractions of shapes. They will explain if a shape is split into equal parts correctly, and use drawings to further show these ideas. Students will prove understanding of these concepts by use of story problems, matching shapes, labeling attributes, sorting characteristics, and partitioning shapes into equal parts.