Sort and Learn With Our Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Game! 

This parallel and perpendicular lines game is a fun and engaging way for students to practice identifying parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting lines. Students sort cards with different line sets onto mats labeled with these categories, reinforcing their understanding of geometric concepts. Teachers can choose whether students simply check their work using the provided mat answer keys or record their answers on a recording sheet. This versatile resource encourages hands-on learning and provides a great opportunity for both individual and group practice!

This parallel and perpendicular lines game includes: 

• Teacher Instructions
• Student Instructions
• 24 sorting cards
• 3 individual sorting mats
• An “all-in-one” sorting mat
• Recording sheet
• Answer keys for sorting mats
• Answer key for recording sheet

Fun Uses for Our Perpendicular and Parallel Lines Activity

This perpendicular and parallel lines activity includes several play and recording options, but the uses don’t stop there! The cards in this set can be used in many ways. Here are a few to get the creative juices flowing!

• Memory Game: Mix six cards of each card type, and then spread them out face-down in a 6 x 3 array. Students take turns flipping card pairs over, keeping them if they are both the same kind of lines, and flipping them back over if not. The student with the most pairs at the end wins. 
• Group Sorting Race: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group the cards from this parallel and perpendicular lines game and challenge them to sort the cards into parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting categories as quickly as possible. The first group to sort them correctly wins the game.
• Flashcards: Use the cards as flashcards for quick review. Students up a card and ask a partner to identify whether the lines are parallel, perpendicular, or intersecting.

Grab This Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Activity PDF

This parallel and perpendicular lines activity pdf is also available in Google Slides format. To grab your copy, simply click the drop-down arrow on the download button to choose the format that works for you. 

This resource was created by Brittany Kellogg, a teacher in Ohio and a Teach Starter collaborator.

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