Students identify the types and characteristics of geometric figures. In this lighthouse geometric instructional activity, students review shapes that represent plane or solid.  They select items that could be used to construct a...

Fifth graders create mathematical creatures. In this geometry lesson, 5th graders create a creature from regular and irregular geometric shapes. Students review vocabulary and construct an original creature based on a rubric.

Seventh graders visualize and identify geometric shapes after applying transformations on a coordinate plane. In this tangrams instructional activity, 7th graders construct a set of tangrams and then answer extension questions related to...

Students explore geometry by creating jewelry in class. In this polygons lesson, students identify different shapes and characteristics while creating polygon figures from construction paper. Students utilize a multitude of shapes...

Students go on a walk outdoors in the fall and collect items that start with different letters of the alphabet. They discuss the different textures, colors, shapes (including alphabet shapes), etc. that they found.

Students write a five line poem describing themselves in Spanish. They finish the poem by publishing it on paper that is cut into a shape that helps identify them.

Second graders identify shapes and measurements in everyday life.  In this measurement lesson, 2nd graders locate rectangles in their classroom and use standard and nonstandard forms to measure them.  Students view a video clip...

In this 2D shape/rectangle worksheet, students view a picture of a large rectangle. The worksheet has no other associated activities, but a reference website provides additional activities.

In this fraction worksheet, students determine which shape is divided into equal parts and check their answer. Kids then look at shaded parts of a whole and circle the correct fraction. Finally, students determine the fraction for the...

Tenth graders investigate the geometric concept of quadrilaterals. They are given a set of shapes and asked to sort the quadrilaterals from the others. Then working in pairs they discuss the characteristics and write down the description...

In this halves worksheet, students shade half of the given shapes and then write how many squares are shaded. A reference website is given for additional activities.

In this recognizing the shape of squares worksheet, students trace a square, color the squares on a picture of a house, and draw a square. Students complete 5 activities.

Students look at the words, symbols, and signs that surround them. For this early childhood lesson plan, students use observational skills as they note the abundance of letters and signs in their world, then apply this awareness to...

In this bacterial growth worksheet, 9th graders name and describe the three types of bacteria found. Then they label the figure of the bacterium by writing the correct term next to each number. Students also describe the difference...

In this symmetry worksheet, students determine whether pictures have symmetry, checking yes or no. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

Students create a geometric pattern using mandalas, polygons and symmetry. For this geometry lesson, students analyze the mathematics involved in making the mandalas, including the shapes and symmetry. Students create their own mandalas...

In this pattern worksheet, students view five different patterns and complete the missing object for each pattern. The patterns consist of stars, hearts, and shapes.

In this tracing triangles worksheet, students recognize, trace, and draw different forms and sizes of triangular figures. Students complete two triangle activities.

Students explore geometry by participating in a shape identification activity. In this figure dimensions instructional activity, students identify the difference between 2 and 3 dimensional shapes by their vertices and faces. Students...

In this shape recognition instructional activity, students color the circles blue, the rectangles yellow, and the triangles red. Students then write the total number for each shape in the boxes.

In this shape and figure learning exercise, students read a description of a shape, name it and then draw it, 2 shapes total. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this shape worksheet, students trace a large oval, then trace the word oval beneath the shape. Worksheet is part of a site with links to additional activities.

In this shapes worksheet, students identify shapes, including triangles, squares, rectangles and circles. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this shapes worksheet, students check either "open" or "closed" to describe given shapes. A reference web site is given for additional activities.