Distinguish cube from more general rectangular prism

Algebra

Materials:

Snack Sort: Gather different types of snacks that have 2D or 3D shapes to fit one of the Shapes Playing Mats. You can also cut snacks (veggies, fruit, cheese) into shapes that match the shapes on the mat. Provide each player the same 2D or 3D Shapes Playing Mat. In turn, each player chooses a snack and places it on one of the shapes on the player’s mat. Players get to eat any snacks that match the shapes correctly.

Helpful Hints:
• It is important to ask open-ended instead of yes or no questions. For
instance, if you hold up a sphere and a player calls it a circle, ask the player (or another player) to find another circle among the items. Ask how the two items are the same and how they are different. Drawing a circle on a piece of paper can confuse students who do not see 2D and 3D drawings of objects as