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Skills Covered

Draw shapes by joining dots
Draw squares, rectangles and triangles of a given size
Find area by counting squares between dots

Draw cubes and solid figures on isometric dots
Copy a figure from a geoboard
Make tiling patterns with triangles and hexagons

How to Use This Pack

Six dot and grid templates. Pages 1 and 2 are square dot paper, with dots 1/2 inch and 1 centimeter apart, for drawing shapes and finding area. Pages 3 and 4 are isometric: dots, and then triangle lines, in rows that let students draw cubes, rectangular prisms and stacks of blocks so they look solid. Page 5 is hexagon paper for tiling and pattern-block designs, and page 6 has twelve 5 by 5 dot grids, the size of a classroom geoboard.

In the Classroom

Build a shape on a geoboard and have students copy it onto page 6, then trade with a partner. On page 3, show how a cube is three diamonds that share a corner, then build a 2 by 2 by 2 cube together. Square dot paper works well for drawing all the rectangles with an area of 12.

At Home

Play dots and boxes on page 1: take turns joining two dots, and whoever closes a box writes their initial in it.

Tips for Success

Print at 100% (actual size) for true spacing
On isometric paper, vertical lines stay vertical and the others slant
Count the spaces between dots, not the dots, to measure a side
Use a ruler to join dots with straight lines

Common Core Standards Alignment

This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

2.G.A.1 Draw and spot shapes with given features, like a number of angles or faces, and name triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons and cubes.
3.MD.C.5a Know that a square with 1-unit sides has an area of one square unit and can be used to measure area.
3.MD.C.5b Know that a flat shape exactly covered by some number of unit squares, with no spaces or overlapping, has that many square units of area.
3.MD.C.6 Find an area by counting how many unit squares cover it, in square centimeters, meters, inches, feet or made-up units.
3.G.A.1 See that shapes like rhombuses, rectangles and squares share features, such as four sides, that make them all quadrilaterals; draw quadrilaterals outside those groups.

Dot Paper and Isometric Paper

1st – 5th Grade

Six pages of printable dot paper and isometric paper: square dot paper with dots 1/2 inch apart and 1 centimeter apart, isometric dot paper and isometric graph paper (triangles) for drawing cubes and solid figures, hexagon graph paper, and twelve 5 by 5 geoboard dot grids for drawing shapes. Print at 100% so the spacing measures true.

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What’s Included

6 dot and grid templates (no answer keys)
Square dot paper, 1/2 inch and 1 centimeter
Isometric dot paper and isometric graph paper
Hexagon paper and twelve 5 by 5 geoboard grids

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