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K-5 Math Teaching Resources

Tangram Cutout

For Students K - 5th Standards
Challenge the spatial thinking of your young mathematicians with this printable tangram puzzle. Using different sized triangles, squares, and parallelograms, children must figure out how to fit all the shapes together to create a square.
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Geometric Shapes, Construction Perspective

For Students 4th - 6th
Learners examine three different geometric solid shapes and their nets. They answer multiple choice, spatial awareness questions where they determine which view: front, top or either, the net represents.
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Complex Ion Shapes

For Students 6th - 12th
Things are really shaping up! Provide young chemists with polyatomic ion practice using an interesting interactive. Individuals complete puzzles focused on molecular geometry and complex ions.
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Naming Geometric Shapes

For Students 5th - 8th
Name that shape! This simple instructional activity has learners identify each geometric figure. They examine rectangular prisms, cylinders, rectangular pyramids, and hexagonal prisms. This one-page instructional activity contains 8...
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Geometry: Shapes

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Use this resource as a way to kick off a lesson on geometric shapes. A hexagon, pentagon, and rectangle are hidden in each slide. Learners have to identify the shapes.
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Subtraction: 10-19 (Shapes)

For Students 1st - 3rd
Young mathematicians see sets of shapes; some are marked with an X to indicate they are being subtracted. Learners then trace the numbers in the corresponding math sentences and fill in the difference in a box provided. Well-designed for...
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Shapes and Their Insides

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Learners follow a series of instructions for drawing and coloring different shapes in order to learn the difference between the perimeter and area of a polygon. Then they are asked to find the perimeter and area of a 3x4 rectangular...
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Congruent / Similar Shape Cards

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Cut apart 16 cards with 8 congruent pairs of geometric shapes, then have your class match the cards which show congruent shapes. There are no directions or information on the page so use your imagination to create a fun activity. Tip:...
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Addition of Shape-Sums 10-18

For Students 1st - 3rd
You can add anything, so why not shapes? The class adds sets of different colored shapes, writing the addends and sums in the provided boxes. Tip: Have learners identify the colors and the shapes they are adding to build academic...
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Shapes Worksheet: Tracing Circles

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Early learners practice tracing 7 different sized circles and then draw 5 circles on their own in the space provided. A good, basic worksheet for working on fine motor skills.
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Area, Surface Area and Volume of 3-D Shapes

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Math whizzes examine the relationship between area and volume and the relationship between a 3-D shape and its surface area. Following discussion and practice, pupils participate in a project in which they design packaging for a new...
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Branding Circles, Squares, Rectangles, Triangles

For Teachers K
Compare and classify 2-D shapes! Kindergarteners inspect the attributes of plane shapes and examine shapes in everyday life. They label the circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles they find. This is the website where you can find the...
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Symmetry, Part 2

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
How can you tell if shapes are symmetrical? Fourth graders study 12 shapes, and draw lines down the middle of shapes that have symmetry. Once they are finished, they complete shapes that are missing their symmetrical sides. Some shapes...
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I Can Build It.....Yes I Can!

For Teachers K
Kindergartners listen to a story read by their teacher, then use magnetic shape pieces to construct simple designes. They "build" their own house using pre-cut paper shapes. This age-appropriate lesson would be an excellent choice for...
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Corners and Sides

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this corners and sides worksheet, students, with a partner, explore and calculate the answers to six word problems that involve a variety of different geometric shapes.
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Instant Pictures Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 8th
Students create images from simple shapes.
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Applied Science - Science and Math (K) Lab

For Teachers K
In this shape lesson, learners cut out tangram shapes and create different pictures with them. They look at 3-D shapes as well. There is a nice, hands-on component built into this lesson.
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Applied Science - Science and Math Lab

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Create three dimensional objects in an applied science lesson. The goal is for your class to recognize, compare, and model shapes. Using cookie cutters and clay or play dough, they create models for three-dimensional shapes.
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Tangram

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore tangrams. In this tangrams activity, students read Three Pigs, One Wolf, and Seven Magic Shapes and then complete a WebQuest on tangrams. Students explore shapes and rotation during the WebQuest and create a new...
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Line of Symmetry

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Where is the line of symmetry in these shapes? Review this concept using the visual guide at the top of the page, explaining how some shapes have multiples lines. Consider demonstrating this concept with large cut-outs, physically...
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Sand Crabs

For Teachers K
Students identify shapes to create sand crabs, and make colored sand for texture.
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Soft Sculpture Birds

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Art can mimic life, and animals are always interesting subjects. Learners create large soft sculptures (stuffed) birds using paper, paint, and other basic collage materials. They view images of birds, and discuss bird traits and shapes....
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Lines of Symmetry

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Drawing lines of symmetry helps scholars understand shape attributes, basic fractions, and equality. They determine how many lines each of these nine shapes has, using an example as reference. Consider having learners cut out a set of...
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Geometry Vases: Ceramics Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Geometric shapes are used in math and in art. Learners discuss the various names, dimensions, and attributes of geometric shapes, then apply that knowledge to design a vase. They use 3-D shapes to make a cubist-style vase out of clay.

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