Laura Candler’s Geometry File Cabinet

Laura Candler’s Geometry File Cabinet page is where you’ll find great resources for teaching geometry including printables and interactive website. Many of the printables on this page are free, and do not come with directions or answer keys. However, all geometry products featured on this page do have directions and answer keys if appropriate.

• Teaching Tricky Trapezoids: Inclusive Vs. Exclusive Definitions

  Do you teach quadrilateral classification? If so, did you know there are THREE ways to define a trapezoid? Americans use either the inclusive or the exclusive definition depending on their curriculum. To complicate matters even more, teachers who live outside the…
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• Solving Unknown Perimeter Mysteries

  Mystery Perimeters Freebie Lesson
  Perimeter is a pretty simple concept to grasp, but finding unknown sides of irregular polygons can be challenging for kids. Solving these types of problems requires the ability to think logically and somewhat abstractly.
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Featured Geometry Freebies

Pirate-themed Island Conquer Freebie for Candler’s Classroom Connections subscribers!

Free Printables and Lessons for Geometry

• Tangram Polgygon Explorations Freebie
• Tangram Polygon Challenge Chart
• Toe to Toe Geo (Congruence and Similarity)
• Geometry Terms Chart (use with Geometry: Exploring the Basics)
• Triangle Foldable
• Polygon Angle Partners
• Area and Perimeter Quiz
• Island Conquer Area and Perimeter Game
• Pondering Polygons
• Congruent Coloring
• Geoboard Ideas
• Triangle Angles 
• Quadrilateral Matching Cards

Geometry Products from Laura Candler

 

Free! Math Vocabulary Building Strategies Webinar

Discover loads of easy yet powerful ways to integrate math vocabulary instruction into your existing lessons, and most of them are so engaging that your students won’t even know they’re learning! Click HERE to watch a free replay of Powerful Strategies for Building Math Vocabulary.