Grade
K

How Many Are Hidden? Spaceship Pieces

A spaceship made of shapes. 1 triangle for the top. 1 square for the body. The bottom is 3 triangles.

What do you notice? How many shapes do you see?

The partial spaceship has 1 square for the body. The bottom has 2 triangles.

Some of the shapes are hidden. How many are hidden? Which shapes are hidden?

Use math words, numbers or pictures to explain how you know.

Follow-up

Draw a picture to show a different number of shapes hiding. How many are left?

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