The document describes four math pod activities involving three-dimensional (3D) shapes for kindergarten through third grade students: 1) Building a 3D tower and creature, 2) Sorting and describing attributes of 3D solids, 3) Creating representations of 3D objects while using math vocabulary, and 4) Sorting 3D objects based on their faces, edges, and vertices and explaining the sorting rule.

1. Math Pods
Cathy Persson/ Melissa Johanson
Susan Muir
2011

2. PODS
1. Construct and Replicate a 3D Tower

3. PODS
2. Build a 3D Figure PODS build a shape SMART board
Students will build a virtual creature ( talk out loud and
SMART record thinking)and then others will draw or
represent their friends 3D creature. Students will take
turns creating a virtual 3D creature.

4. PODS
3. Writing: Describing attributes of 3D solids Pods
writing 1-2-3

5. PODS

6. PODS

7. PODS

8. Kindergarten
Name: Sort a set of Describes Creates a
3D objects and same/different representation
explain sorting between sorted and uses math
rule sets vocabulary to
describe

9. Grade 1
Name: Sort a set of Describes Creates a
3D objects and same/different representation
explain sorting between sorted and uses math
rule sets vocabulary to
describe

10. Grade 2
Name: Sort a set of Identifies 5/5 Constructs a
3D objects and 3D solids representation
explain sorting and uses math
rule vocabulary to
describe

11. Grade 3
Name: Sort a set of 3D Describes the Constructs a
objects according faces, edges representation
to faces, edges
and vertices and uses math
and vertices and
explain sorting
found on 3D vocabulary to
rule objects describe