Lesson 3 - Rotating Shapes

To encourage students to have fun on the Web while learning about Rotating Shapes, here are some games and interactive activities they can do on their own or in pairs.

Goal

Use and describe rotations.

Builds Upon

Student Book pages 386-387

Instructions for Use

Quiltmaker is an interactive program that allows students to design a quilt by repeating, rotating, and reflecting patterns.

To use Quiltmaker, click on the 'Editor' button and click on shapes in the Quiltmaker workspace. Change the colour by clicking on the colour palettes. Click the 'Rotate' button to see the pattern on the quilt. Click the 'Erase' to start over. Click 'Index' to show different patterns.