E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Dojo: Shape & Space: 3 D Shapes and Symmetry
Meet Morisu in the dojo. Help him with symmetrical objects and shapes!
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: 4.4 Developing Geometry Understandings With Tangrams
Students use this interactive website to explore tangrams by connecting the pieces.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Shape Activities
Two and three-dimensional geometric shape are explored in these exercises. Each activity has teacher notes, activity instructions, and a worksheet when necessary.
University of Texas at Austin
Mathematics Teks Toolkit: Oh No! My Ominoes!
Explore pentominoes by determining congruent and non-congruent shapes.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Characteristics of 3 D Shapes
Create a instructional activity to assess students knowledge of the characteristics of three dimensional shapes.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Useful Shapes: Analytical Writing in Primary Math Classrooms
In this lesson plan, 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 reasons why a...
Other
Kinderweb: Educational Children's Games
Use this site to practice identifying shapes, colors, and animals with these interactive games.
Quia
Ixl Learning: Select Two Dimensional Shapes
This interactive media source asks students to determine which picture shapes are two-dimensional.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 1.g 3 D Shape Sort
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.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Shapes: Geometry Game
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...
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Story Place Shapes Online Activity: I Spy Shapes
Students are challenged to identify squares, triangles, and circles in this engaging learning activity.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Name Shapes 3
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Name Shapes 1
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Name Shapes 2
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Compose Shapes
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.
Study Pad
Splash Learn: Compose Shapes
[Free Registration/Login Required] Place the shapes on the picture outline and collect coins for each correct answer.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Shadows
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.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Shape Cutter
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.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Virtual Geoboard
Use this virtual geoboard to explore the attributes of various polygons. This would work well on an interactive whiteboard.
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: What's the Word? Shapes
In this game, students identify shapes by choosing the words that fit the pictures. Links to other games are provided.
Other
Kindergarten Works: 10 Activities for Describing 3 D Shapes in Kindergarten
Describing 3D shapes in Pre-K and Kindergarten is now an expectation as it is a key geometry standard. This resource contains 3D shapes activities and resources for practicing this standard. Included are chants, videos, games, poetry,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Tan Ii
The Chinese character mark for Tan II (pronounced she-tow-bah) is the second of two lessons to introduce first grade young scholars to geometry using tangrams. This lesson plan incorporates history, math, and language arts. In this...