Exploring Shapes and Angles in The Greedy Triangle

What was the triangle's favorite activity?

• Holding up roofs

• Slipping into place when people put their hands on their hips

• Being a part of a symphony orchestra

• Supporting bridges

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What did the triangle hope to achieve by gaining another side and angle?

• To fly

• To become faster

• To become stronger

• To make its life more interesting

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What new form did the triangle take after its first transformation?

• Quadrilateral

• Hexagon

• Circle

• Pentagon

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.2

What was the quadrilateral's favorite new role?

• Being a baseball diamond

• Framing pictures

• Being the pages of a book

• Taking a position on a chessboard

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CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1

Why did the pentagon feel left out from its friends?

• Because it was too busy

• Because it knew too many secrets

• Because it was too big

• Because it was always traveling

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What was the hexagon's favorite thing to be?

• A fancy cracker

• A floor tile

• A bolt socket

• A cell in a beehive

What problem did the shape face after many transformations?

• It had trouble keeping its balance

• It lost its color

• It became too small

• It could not fly

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

Why did the shape decide to return to being a triangle?

• It wanted to be smaller

• It wanted to roll down hills

• It missed its old jobs

• It felt lonely and sad

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What did the triangle rediscover upon returning to its original shape?

• Its lost colors

• Its love for music

• Its ability to fly

• Its happiness in familiar roles

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What lesson can be learned from the triangle's journey?

• It's important to keep changing

• Triangles are the strongest shapes

• Happiness can be found in simplicity

• Change is always good

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2