Geometry Through Art

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Words

Space Words

TOP / BOTTOM
FRONT / BACK
near / far
inside / outside
in front of / behind
next to or beside
above / below
TO THE RIGHT / TO THE LEFT


Time/Motion Words

DIRECTIONS: STRAIGHT UP / DOWN, SIDEWISE, SLANTING (UPHILL / DOWNHILL)
fast / slow
now / later
before / after
roll or slide / flip / turn (kinds of motion)
HOUR / MINUTE


Measurement Words

smaller then / bigger than / same size as
longer / shorter
whole / part
half, quarter, EIGHTH, SIXTEENTH
UNIT OF MEASURE


Geometry/Art Words

DOT
FLAT / ROUND (surface)
free-hand drawing lines: fat / skinny, straight, curvy, zigzag, wavy, etc.
geometric shapes: square, rectangle, triangle, circle
blocks: square or CUBE, triangle or PRISM, circle or CYLINDER or SPHERE, etc.
FRONT / BACK
TOP / BOTTOM
LEFT SIDE / RIGHT SIDE

Art/Design Words: dot, line, shape, DIRECTION, color

Materials

Kindergarten blocks, pattern blocks
knotted rope
barbecue sticks and/or toothpicks
4' x 6" paper strips, 11" x 3" paper strips
dot grids: square & triangular
poker chips
straight edge
crayons or colored markers

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