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A Homemade PowerPoint GameBy
Holly LunsfordUniversity of Georgia
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Game Directions
Story
Credits
Copyright Notice
Game Preparation
Objectives
Game Pieces Hi! My name is
Rob the Rectangle!
The Story of the “Rob the Rectangle’s Adventure”
Rob the Rectangle lives in a geometric neighborhood. Every shape family has a geometric shaped house! Rob the Rectangle just moved to Shape Town with his family. Today was his first day of school. When school got out, he forgot how to get back to his rectangle house! He is scared and needs your help! He needs to find his way through all of the shapes of the neighborhood to get back to this rectangle house and his rectangle family! He needs your help to go through the neighborhood and back to his house! Are you up for the challenge?!?!
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Game DirectionsThe goal of the game is to help Rob the Rectangle find his way home!To play the game you have to click on one of the questions and try to answer it. If you answer it correctly, you roll the dice to see how many spaces you get to move along the board.To win the game you have to be the first person to get Rob the Rectangle back to his rectangle house where his mom and dad are waiting for him!
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Game Preparation• Gameboard: Print out slides 9-12, cut off the
edges, then tape together to create the game board. You might want to mount it on a poster board to make it more durable.
• Shape guide: Print out slide 14 for every player. This sheet will help the student to identify the name of the shape by looking at the actual shape.
• Game pieces: Print out slide 5 and cut out each piece. Glue on card stock or poster board to make the pieces sturdy.
• Die: You will need a die for the students to roll when they get a question correct.
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CreditsAll teachers and students at non-profit schools can use,
revise, or adapt this game at will at no cost on the condition that all prior designers are cited.
• Originally designed by Holly Lunsford, University of Georgia, April 10, 2005 with the title “Rob the Rectangle’s Adventure”.
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Educational Objectives• Audience
– Kindergarten students, in Mathematics• Subject Area Objectives
– Students will be able to….• Recognize, name, draw, and construct basic geometric shapes [circle,
square, triangle, rectangle, oval (ellipse), and diamonds (rhombus)].• Compare two geometric shapes to determine relationship (larger than,
smaller than, same shape as, and same size as).• Sort geometric shapes.• Recognize geometric shapes and structures in the environment and
specify their location.• Can distinguish between geometric shapes, irregular shapes, and shapes
with symmetry.• Places objects in order according to size (based on capacity, weight,
length, or height).• Operate basic technology tools and applications.• Uses technology to solve problems and make decisions with teacher
guidance.• Follows established rules for the care and use of technology tools.
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Copyright• Copyright 2005 Holly Lunsford• Permission to copy this game at no cost is granted to all
teachers and students of non-profit schools. • Permission is also granted to all teachers and students
of non-profit schools to make revisions to this game for their own purposes, on the condition that this copyright page and the credits page remain part of the game. Teachers and students who adapt the game should add their names and affiliations to the credits page without deleting any names already there.
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Time to play “Rob the Rectangle’s Adventure”!
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2. Rob sees this tree. What shape is the trunk?
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rectangle oval
square triangle
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Rob knows it is an upside down shape. Which shape does it match?
5. Rob sees this sign on the road.
7. Rob sees the Square family. Which order is correct of the family members
from smallest to largest?
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this one
this one
this one
this one
8. The Square family gives Rob a balloon. What shape is a
balloon?triangle
circle
oval
square
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10. Rob sees the yellow school bus on the way home. What shape is
the bus?
square
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diamond
rectangle
oval
11. Rob passes the neighborhood park. He stops to play in the sandbox.
What shape is the sandbox?
circle
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oval
triangle
square
12. Rob has to stop at the STOP sign. What color is the sign?
red
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black
blue
orange
17. One house Rob passes has a swimming pool. What shape is the
pool?
oval
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rectanglediamond
circle
19. Rob comes to the Diamond family. How many windows do they
have?
6
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