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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Moving Shapes [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
These activities will allow students to discover the concepts of geometry through shape exploration and the creation of choreographic sequences.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: World of Fish: 3 D Space & Size

For Students K - 1st Standards
Discover the characteristics of 3D shapes in this fantasy world of fish.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Dojo: Shape & Space: 3 D Shapes and Symmetry

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Meet Morisu in the dojo. Help him with symmetrical objects and shapes!
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: 4.4 Developing Geometry Understandings With Tangrams

For Students K - 1st Standards
Students use this interactive website to explore tangrams by connecting the pieces.
Lesson Plan
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Shape Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Two and three-dimensional geometric shape are explored in these exercises. Each activity has teacher notes, activity instructions, and a worksheet when necessary.
Lesson Plan
University of Texas at Austin

Mathematics Teks Toolkit: Oh No! My Ominoes!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Explore pentominoes by determining congruent and non-congruent shapes.
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Common Core Sheets

Common Core Sheets: Characteristics of 3 D Shapes

For Students K - 1st Standards
Create a worksheet to assess students knowledge of the characteristics of three dimensional shapes.
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Useful Shapes: Analytical Writing in Primary Math Classrooms

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this instructional activity, the book entitled The Greedy Triangle, written by Marilyn Burns, is shared. After sharing this read-aloud book, students will illustrate pictures that incorporate the triangle. Then will write three...
Interactive
Other

Kinderweb: Educational Children's Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Use this site to practice identifying shapes, colors, and animals with these interactive games.
Interactive
Quia

Ixl Learning: Select Two Dimensional Shapes

For Students K - 1st Standards
This interactive media source asks students to determine which picture shapes are two-dimensional.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 1.g 3 D Shape Sort

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
As a whole group, students will sort a collection of three-dimensional objects into categories by shape. There should be several that fall into each of the categories below: Aligns with 1.G.A.1.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Shapes: Geometry Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Shapes is a fun educational activity to help children learn basic properties of simple geometric figures. Children will practice looking for differences and similarities between shapes to complete puzzles. Shapes! gets progressively more...
Activity
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Story Place Shapes Online Activity: I Spy Shapes

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Students are challenged to identify squares, triangles, and circles in this engaging learning activity.
Activity
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

I Spy Shapes

For Students K - 1st Standards
Identify the shapes in the picture.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Name Shapes 3

For Students K - 1st Standards
Practice identifying circles, triangles, squares, rectangles, rhombuses, trapezoids, and hexagons. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Name Shapes 1

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Practice identifying circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Name Shapes 2

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Practice more challenging problems identifying circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Compose Shapes

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Practice combining shapes to make other shapes. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Interactive
Study Pad

Splash Learn: Compose Shapes

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Place the shapes on the picture outline and collect coins for each correct answer.
Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Shadows

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Can you judge an object by its shadow? Use your mental rotation skills to determine if a shadow can be produced by a particular shape.
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Shape Cutter

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This computer tool allows students to compose and decompose shapes by making cuts and rearranging the pieces. The tool has an exploration section for learning exercises.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Virtual Geoboard

For Students K - 1st Standards
Use this virtual geoboard to explore the attributes of various polygons. This would work well on an interactive whiteboard.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Shape Construction

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Drag shapes in this geometry and symmetry practice activity.
Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: What's the Word? Shapes

For Students K - 1st Standards
In this game, students identify shapes by choosing the words that fit the pictures. Links to other games are provided.