Developing Property-Based Geometric Reasoning

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Rick Anderson Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL

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Recognizing the complex nature of students’ geometric reasoning, we present guidelines and suggestions for implementing a Guess My Shape minilesson that focuses students’ attention on properties and attributes of geometric shapes.

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