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Lines, rays and angles: 4th grade math

Points, lines, rays, angles; parallel and perpendicular. A free 4th grade lesson plan, a question set with answers and a printable sheet with its key. Copy it and make it yours.

Lesson plan

Goal

  • Students can do this: points, lines, rays, angles; parallel and perpendicular.

Teach (10 min)

  • A line has no endpoints. A ray has 1. A segment has 2.
  • A point is one exact spot.
  • Work one example on the board while students say each step aloud, then do one together.

Practise (15 min)

  • Students work the printable sheet in pairs, then alone.
  • Or practise it as a game with no sign-up: https://peabody.kids/math/geom.lineKinds?lesson=4-geom-lines-1&at=4

Exit ticket (5 min)

  • Use the first three questions on the printable sheet as a slip.

Printable sheet

Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

Lines, rays and angles (4th grade)

  1. Which picture shows a line segment? It has two endpoints.
    ABC
  2. What is this called?
  3. What is this called?
  4. Which picture shows a line? It has no endpoints.
    ABC
  5. What is this called?
    P
  6. Which picture shows a ray? It has exactly one endpoint.
    ABC
  7. What is this called?
  8. How many endpoints does this have? (An endpoint is a dot where it stops.)
  9. How many endpoints does this have? (An endpoint is a dot where it stops.)
  10. What is this called?
  11. How many endpoints does this have? (An endpoint is a dot where it stops.)
  12. Which picture shows a line? It has no endpoints.
    ABC
Key
  1. Picture C
  2. ray
  3. line
  4. Picture A
  5. point
  6. Picture A
  7. line segment
  8. 0
  9. 1
  10. line segment
  11. 0
  12. Picture C

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