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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.A.2
Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.[/b]

There is a glaring problem with this "standard."   Am I the only one on DCUM who sees it?[/quote]

The standard does not spell out which shapes Kindergarteners are expected to be able to correctly name.

In the first grade standard, the shapes are specified:

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rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles[/b]

However at Kindergarten the exact shapes are not specified.    Teachers should be able to tell students: This is a triangle.   The student should be able to name the other triangles on the page even if they don't look exactly like the first triangle.[/quote]

Yep, the first grade standard is about vocabulary.  The Kindergarten standard is about connecting shapes to each other, even when they are rotated or the size changes.  This isn't a "glaring problem".  They are different skills.  Obviously most kindergarteners will pick up the shape names from playing with them in the context of activities that teach them to recognize them even when they're rotated, but ithat's not a standard until first.  [/quote]

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