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!
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Wizards: Shape: 2 D Shapes and Symmetry
Can you help Wally the wizard practice some of his tricks while you learn about symmetry and 2D 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.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Matching Game
Observe different shapes and colors of leaves, and match the leaves in this online interactive game. Discern the differences between members of the same family of objects.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Characteristics of 3 D Shapes
Create a worksheet to assess students knowledge of the characteristics of three dimensional shapes.
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.
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: 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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Compare Shapes
Practice comparing shapes based on their number of sides, number of corners, and side-lengths. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Alike or Different Game
Students work in pairs and take turns drawing two cards. These cards have pictures of different shapes. The students are asked to describe what is similar or different between the two shapes. This type of task lays the foundation for the...
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 students to geometry using tangrams. This lesson incorporates history, math, and language arts. In this lesson students...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: "Tan"
The Chinese character mark formerly known as "Tan" is the first of two lessons to introduce first grade students to geometry using tangrams. This instructional activity incorporates history, math, and language arts. In this instructional...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Find Closed Shapes
Students understand what a closed shape is and identify different shapes in the environment by name.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Fat or Flat?
Students will tell if a shape is 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Circes All Around!
Kindergarteners love to identify shapes in their environment. In order effectively do that, they must be able to recognize different shapes by their specific attributes. In this lesson kindergartners learn about the attributes of a circle.