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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Super Shape Ornament Review

For Teachers K Standards
In December, it's fun to decorate for the holidays. This lesson plan includes 2D shape and counting practice!
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Monster Mansion Shape Match

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Monster Mansion Shape Match is a fun educational game for kids to learn and practice 2D and 3D shapes. Click on the windows of the Monster Mansion to reveal the friendly monsters inside and match objects to shapes or objects to words....
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: There's Nothing to Sphere!

For Teachers K Standards
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 instructional activity kindergartners learn about the...
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Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Shape Tool

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This tool allows you to create any geometric shape imaginable. Squares, triangles, rhombi, trapezoids and hexagons can be created, colored, enlarged, shrunk, rotated, reflected, sliced, and glued together.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Don't Be Such a Square, Be a Cube Instead!

For Teachers K Standards
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 instructional activity kindergartners learn about the...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Rockin' Rhombuses!

For Teachers K Standards
Rhombus, the mathematically correct term for "diamond" is the focus of this interactive lesson.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Shape Monsters!

For Teachers K Standards
Kindergartners love making things, and this activity allows them to create a unique shape monster and practice numbers recording the shapes used.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Count on It!: Blossom and Snappy Go Camping

For Students K - 1st Standards
Blossom and Snappy help Robbie prepare for her camping trip. They learn about dehydrated food and the amount of water she will need for the four days and four nights she will be away. They also learn how to pick the right spot at the...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Shapes Into Sculptures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students will identify 2- and 3-dimensional shapes as well as create shape drawings and sculptures. Teacher materials are available.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Shape Mobile

For Students K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students will create a shape mobile of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes made from geometric shapes.
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Professional Doc
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Analyzing, Comparing, and Composing Shapes

For Students K Standards
A guide to support parents as they work with their students in analyzing, comparing, and composing shapes.
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Professional Doc
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Two Dimensional and Three Dimensional Shapes

For Students K Standards
A guide to support parents as they work with their students with two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Truck Stop: 2 D Shapes

For Students K Standards
Students will idenitfy and group shapes based on their attributes.
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Activity
NumberNut

Number Nut: Shapes, Symbols, and Colors: 2 D Shapes

For Students K - 1st Standards
Did you know that two-dimensional shapes are also called polygons? This lesson describes the various 2-D shapes and includes two interactive games to reinforce skills.
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Activity
Math Cats

Math Cats: Visit Tessellation Town on Tile Island!

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Go to Tessellation Town on Tile Island and create a variety of tessellations.
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Activity
Rice University

Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: No Matter What Shape Your Fractions Are In

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Four basic geometric shapes - the triangle, parallelogram, trapezoid, and hexagon - are examined to determine how many of one shape fits "inside" another. For instance, how many triangles are "in" a hexagon. Ten questions with solutions...
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Graphic
History is Fun

Jan Brett: Geometric Shapes Flashcards Pdf

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Print out these colorfully illustrated PDF file pages to practice learning your basic two dimensional geometric shapes. Fold them in half and one side shows the shape while the other side shows the shape with the correct name. Put them...
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Interactive
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Pattern Match: Shapes

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Young learners will have fun and practice shape recognition as they select correct shapes in order to complete simple patterns. Choose from four levels (easy, basic, hard, tough) and work against a timer to earn points.
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Lesson Plan
NC State University

The Engineering Place: Shapes

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A lesson in creating 3-D solids using toothpicks and marshmallows.
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Interactive
Other

Bright Productions Web Designs: Shape Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
You will enjoy this shape game. It tells you the name of a shape and all you have to do is click on the correct shape. If you get confused you can have another try.
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Interactive
TVOntario

Tvo Kids: Sandy Math Shapes

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Build the castles that the waves have crashed down by putting shapes in the right spot. Games focuses on geometry and spatial sense.
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Interactive
Quia

Ixl Learning: Identify Shapes I

For Students K - 1st Standards
This interactive media source asks students to determine which picture shape matches the name of the shape that is displayed in each question.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Shapes

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is designed for an early childhood classroom and focuses on circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles. Opportunities provided for student participation include drawing plane shapes,...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Shapes

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use this flipchart to identify and name familiar 2d/3d shapes.