Set
Age group
- Primary (Age 6 to 9)
- Junior/Intermediate (Age 9 to 12)
Curriculum Goal
Primary: Spatial Sense
• Sort and identify two-dimensional shapes by comparing number of sides, side lengths, angles,
and number of lines of symmetry.
Junior: Spatial Sense
• Compose and decompose various structures, and identify the two-dimensional shapes and
three-dimensional objects that these structures contain.
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Context
- 2-4 students and the teacher will be sitting on the carpet in a circle or on a video conference chat.
- Student should have some level of geometric and spatial understanding that able to recognize basic shapes and shadings.
Materials
In-person version
- A set of 12 cards that have four features: shape, colour, number, and shading ()
Online
- Online version
- On
- Video conference capabilities
Lesson
- Deal 12 cards face up in a rectangle and each card has four features - shape, color, number, and shading.
- The object of this game is identifying SETs of 3 cards from the 12 cards displayed.
- A SET is 3 cards where each feature is either all the same or all different; If 2 cards share a feature and the 3rd does not, it's not a SET.
- Continue until no cards are left in the deck and the player with the most SETs wins.
- Players call out SET when they identify a potential SET.
- The first player to call SET gets control of the board.
- Other players cannot interact until the SET is confirmed.
- The player must explain why the cards form a SET.
- Correct SETs are kept for points; new cards replace them.
- Continue until no cards are left in the deck and the player with the most SETs wins.
Look Fors
- How quickly can students recognize the correct SET?
- Are students capable of correctly categorizing and recognizing the four characteristics? Is there any characteristic that seems more challenging for students to differentiate?
- What strategies did students use to quickly identify sets? Is there any specific aspect they focus on?