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Compass Drawings™

Gr. 4-6

by Linda N. Harst & Margaret S. Wiederhold

$10.99 (80 pp.)

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Compass Drawings™ is easy to incorporate into any math classroom. Ideal for whole-class, small group, or individual activities, one-page lessons can be copied onto transparencies, card stock, or regular paper. Answer cards with representations of the figures are provided. Students need only a compass, ruler, 8½ x 11 - inch paper, and colored pencils. Students are encouraged to become independent, self-motivated learners. Compass Drawings™ can be adapted to fit a teacher's curriculum, schedule, and teaching style, as well as the needs of each unique group of students.

Compass Drawings™ teaches students to understand and apply the vocabulary of geometry.

Students use the tools and appreciate the beauty of geometry. They follow directions to construct designs.

Students develop spatial awareness and view geometry as active mathematics.

Special Features: Compass Drawings™ includes teaching strategies, and the 34 lessons (cards) are in two sections. Lessons 1-12 introduce terminology and provide practice in using a compass, measuring, and finding the center of the paper. Lessons 13-34 are advanced lessons in constructing geometric designs.

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