Curated OER
Geometry House!
Fourth graders use computer drawing tools to create a house of geometric shapes.
Curated OER
Grasping Geometry
Students investigate geometric shapes in their environment, make a geometric design, and write paragraphs describing the design.
Curated OER
Create a Wrapping Cloth Design
Pupils create wrapping clothes using paper or cloth scraps being sure to find or make geometric shapes. They create a visually balanced composition including symmetry,and repeated patterns.
Curated OER
Sculpture Shapes
Students reconstruct an ancient Greek sculpture using various geometric forms and explore different geometric forms. They create an abstract human form out of geometric shapes and create other representations out of the same shapes.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: Max's Fantastical Zoo
Use this rhyming description of Max's Fantastical Zoo to make some amazing animals from geometric shapes. There is a teacher's guide for easy lesson planning.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Stomp
In this video segment from Cyberchase, performers from STOMP! illustrate patterns using inventive and exciting rhythmic melodies.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Making Rock Candy
In this video segment from Cyberchase, two friends make rock candy while learning about 2-D and 3-D shapes.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Tiling With Spidrons
If art and math are both passions of yours, this project is meant for you! Spidrons are geometric forms made from alternating sequences of equilateral and isosceles (30 degrees, 30 degrees, 120 degrees) triangles. Spidrons were...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Odd Squad: Games: Pienado
In this game, you will need to fix the holes in the force field by patching them with various shapes to fill up the holes.
TES Global
Tes: Maths and Islamic Art & Design
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of design and shape templates from the Maths and Islamic Art & Design sections of the Victoria and Albert Museum. It provides the following templates: Islamic circular grid,...
Other
Arts Connect Ed Playground Make It
Eight fun on-line art activities where young artists get to create, color, and design.
Other
Art With Mrs. Filmore: 1st Grade Art Lessons
This site offers a variety of art lessons that use various media. Each project includes instructions and pictures of the students' completed artwork.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Moving Shapes [Pdf]
These activities will allow learners to discover the concepts of geometry through shape exploration and the creation of choreographic sequences.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Chicken Space
Build a space craft for animals traveling to space on this site! Students will use their knowledge of geometric shapes to build a space craft to fit all the animals.
OER Commons
Oer Commons: Polygons
Seventh graders find the area of regular polygons, recalling what they already know about the area of geometric shapes and generalizing a formula for any regular polygon.
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Mqed: Color Harmonies and Algebra Tiles
The design project examines geometric shapes, color harmonies, and composition. An instructor sheet and student handout are included.
University of California
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive: Cotton Pickers by Romare Bearden
The Berkeley Art Museum publishes an activity based on Romare Bearden's The Cotton Pickers that helps young learners identify the geometric shapes used in the composition. Also discusses the artist's use of color to evoke mood.
Math Slice
Math Slice: Sundee Slice Special Test
A concise tool for assessing a variety of math concepts including measurement, algebra, number sense, and data. Assessment is scored online immediately. An excellent tool for quick assessment.
Math Slice
Math Slice: Solid Slice Special Test
A ten-question test for assessing geometry concepts with solid figures. This assessment is scored online providing students with immediate feedback. Great for use as an assessment tool.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Islam and Islamic Art
A dictionary entry for Islam and Islamic art with numerous illustrations of representative works in all media, including architecture, ceramics, metalwork, textiles, and manuscripts. Includes useful cross-references to related terms and...
ArtLex
Art Lex: Architectural Model
An architectural modeling lesson that first demonstrates how architects combine forms to create buildings and then provides instructions for building architectural models. Includes links to architectural terms and to useful illustrations...
PBS
Pbs: Mathline: Let's Face It [Pdf]
Check out this math project about polyhedra! Students will enjoy the hands-on activity while they learn about tetrahedrons, hexahedrons, octahedrons, dodecahedrons, and icosahedrons. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
PBS
Pbs Kids: Odd Squad: Games: Creature Duty
Learn color differences and shapes as you feed the creatures in this game.
PBS
Pbs Mathline Lesson Plan: Mirror, Mirror [Pdf]
The goal of this PBS lesson is for students to apply spatial reasoning, problem solving, and critical thinking skills to assess which regular polygons will tessellate. A detailed lesson plan that includes related worksheets, lesson...