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Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
Perfect Square
by Michael Hall
Follow the adventures of a perfect square through the course of a week. They get shredded and snipped, torn and ripped, but then use those pieces to make themselves into something beautiful!
Resources for Perfect Square:
Full Book Review (English)
Full Book Review (Spanish)
Brief Book Review (English)
Brief Book Review (Spanish)
How many things can one perfect square turn into?
Math Connections:
Geometry Shapes
Transformations
Activities To Do Together:
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Introduce the idea that objects are made from geometric shapes and combinations of shapes: squares, rectangles, triangles, and circles.
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Talk about polygons. They are 2-dimensional,
closed geometric shapes made up of
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Talk about the attributes that make each shape unique. For example discuss the similarities and differences between a rectangle and a square.
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Make a square from tissue paper ,then tear or cut it into different pieces and make something new by gluing the pieces onto another sheet of paper.
Extension Questions:
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Is the main character in the story a perfect square?How do you know?
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Which is your favorite shape?How is this shape different than other shapes?
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Which images had the most pieces?Which had the fewest?
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What polygons do you see in the bridge?
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Which shapes in the fountain are polygons? Which are not?
Vocabulary for Building Math Concepts:
corners, equal, four, matching, perfect square, sides, square