Using Manipulatives for Geometry and Measurement, Grades 2-8

Join us to explore the world of geometry through hands-on tasks that build deep conceptual understanding of shapes and solids across grades 2–8.

In this interactive session, participants will investigate how students develop understanding of attributes, classifications, and measurements of 2D shapes and 3D solids through the use of manipulatives. Through engaging problems, visual models, and purposeful questioning, we’ll explore how to connect geometric thinking to measurement concepts like perimeter, area, volume, and surface area.

Anchored in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this session will offer vertically aligned strategies that help students move from recognizing shapes to reasoning about them—and ultimately applying their understanding to real-world problems. Whether you're working with squares and rectangles or prisms and pyramids, you’ll leave with classroom-ready strategies and rich tasks to support mathematical thinking at every grade level.

Participants will:

• Identify and analyze geometric concepts in the TEKS across grades 2–8, including attributes of 2D shapes and 3D solids.
• Develop and apply strategies for teaching perimeter, area, volume, and surface area using concrete models and visual representations.
• Explore vertical alignment in geometry and measurement to support coherent instruction across grade levels.
• Engage in hands-on tasks and discussions that promote mathematical reasoning and precise vocabulary related to shapes and solids.
• Use real-world contexts and student-centered strategies to deepen students’ understanding of measurement concepts in geometry using math tools.