Five pages that build the words of geometry one step at a time. Each of the first three pages starts with a word bank that shows a small picture of every word. Page 1 names points, lines, line segments, and rays from their dots and arrows. Page 2 sorts pairs of lines as parallel, perpendicular, or intersecting. Page 3 names right, acute, obtuse, and straight angles, turned every which way. Page 4 counts the right angles in six shapes, and the pairs of parallel sides in a trapezoid and a parallelogram. Page 5 has students draw a ray, a line segment, parallel and perpendicular lines, and an acute and an obtuse angle on dot paper.
Before page 1, stretch a piece of string across the room: hold both ends for a line segment, then pretend one end runs on forever for a ray. Hand out index cards before pages 3 and 4 so every student has a square corner to test angles with. Page 5 makes a good partner check: trade papers and name what your partner drew.
Go on a right-angle hunt with a sheet of paper: corners of books, windows, and doors. Look for parallel lines on a ladder or a road, and for acute and obtuse angles in a pair of open scissors.
This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
© Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.
A 5-page geometry pack for 3rd grade. Name points, lines, line segments, and rays; sort pairs of lines as parallel, perpendicular, or intersecting; name right, acute, obtuse, and straight angles; count the right angles in shapes; and draw each figure on dot paper. Answer keys included.
Tell us what to make next, or build your own with a worksheet maker.
This worksheet is free to download, print, copy, and hand out in your classroom or at home. You do not need to create an account, and there are no watermarks on the PDF.
