Mental Mover

Predicts results of moving shapes using mental images (any direction or amount).

Activities

You may see this:

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Other Examples:

  • Child says, "If you turned this 120º, it would be just like this one."

Help your student become a(n) Mental Mover

Activities require children to make a mental image of what a shape or other object will look like after a given geometric motion (slide, flip, or turn…or some combination) or to imagine what geometric motion (or combination) will be necessary to move a shape into a needed position before moving it.

Put the Halves Back Together [Mental Mover]
Put the Halves Back Together [Mental Mover]

Hands-on Math Center

Building with the Mind
Building with the Mind's Eye [Mental Mover]

Small Group

Can You Build from Memory? [Mental Mover]
Can You Build from Memory? [Mental Mover]

Small Group

Tangram and Pattern Block Play [Mental Mover]
Tangram and Pattern Block Play [Mental Mover]

Small Group

Special Thanks To

Institute of Education Sciences
The research reported here was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through grant numbers R305K050157, R305A120813, R305A110188, and R305A150243. to the University of Denver. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education.
Bill & Melinda Gates foundation
Heising Simons foundation