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Identify Geometric Shapes
Practice identifying quadrilaterals, triangles, and closed curves with this worksheet. Given a series of shapes, learners check boxes next to each shape to indicate whether it under the correct label. Possible shape types are...
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Values of Geometrical Shapes: How Many?
Practice analyzing shapes using this shape breakdown worksheet. Your scholars examine 2 shapes and 2 figures, identifying the number of faces, vertices, edges, and sides each has. The instructions remind learners that an answer of "0" is...
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Find the Shapes in a Picture
Use coloring to remind young learners that geometry is all around them! A simple image of a house, sun, and tree becomes the format for several basic shapes. The instructions direct scholars to trace and color each shape using a...
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Geometric Shapes
Your mathematicians can find geometric shapes anywhere! Help them practice by examining this shape-identification worksheet, in which they look at 3 images and find the shapes they recognize in a house, a snowman, and a ship. Consider...
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Geometric Shapes: Area and Perimeter
There's a reason this worksheet is done in groups! Tricky word problems give geometry scholars a challenge as they use prior knowledge about shapes to find the area and perimeter given a few measurements. Students will enjoy discovering...
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Crossword: Geometric Shapes
Using a word bank, mathematicians fill out a crossword puzzle using 9 clues. Each clue describes a shape, using details such as the number of sides, angle degrees, and the shape category. For example: "A quadrilateral with four equal...
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Everyday Heroes You Can Be One, Too
Students listen to a read aloud of Alan Baker's, White Rabbit's Color Book while identifying shapes and lines throughout the book. They use shapes and different types of lines to create a bunny of their own. They must use five shapes to...
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Radial Balance Geometric Shapes
Fifth graders create a radially balanced design using geometric shapes which exhibits their prior knowledge of symmetry. They use a kaleidoscope image to develop a design using markers or colored pencils.
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Angles and Measuring
Learners identify various angles and how to measure each type. They use a protractor to measure each of the angles. Students also write the name of the angle and identify the number of degrees for each.
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Geometry is Fun and EverywhereGeometry, You Don’t Care? Geometry is Fun and Everywhere
Third graders investigate shapes in our world. In this geometry lesson, 3rd graders describe plane and solid shapes and identify angles, solid objects and lines of symmetry. Students use online resources, graphic organizers and conduct...
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Four Color Map
Learners explore geometry by completing a color puzzle. In this shape identification lesson, students utilize deductive reasoning to complete a Google SketchUp puzzle with trapezoid, triangles and rectangular shapes. Learners complete...
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Shape Recognition
Students explore geometry by analyzing different shapes. In this shape identification lesson, students discuss the characteristics that make certain shapes unique and the same characteristics that cause shapes to look the same. Students...
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Start at the Very Beginning
Students explore ocean ecosystems. In this cross curriculum art and oceans lesson, students create a collage featuring three-finger algae using sand paper, tissue paper, and construction paper.
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2: Isle of Shapes - Based on the Puerto Rico Quarter Reverse
Students identify both two and three-dimensional shapes. In this geometric shapes instructional activity, students listen to a teacher led instructional activity about the island of Puerto Rico. They look at the symbols and shapes on...
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Playground Design
Students design recreational equipment for a community. In this architecture instructional activity, students work in pairs to design the equipment. Students select materials and begin designing. Students assess themselves with a...
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Roll or Slide?
Students explore models of three-dimensional shapes. In this geometric shapes lesson plan, students use hands-on manipulatives to explore three-dimensional shapes. Students predict whether each shape will roll or slide.
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Falling Into Geometry Through Paper Art
Students explore geometric shapes. In this kindergarten geometry lesson, students create a fall quilt consisting of three different paper geometric quilt squares that when assembled form a scarecrow, a pumpkin, and a crow.
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Geometry of Democracy
Students explore the architecture of New England by identifying geometric shapes. In this architectural lesson, students examine photographs of classic building architecture and use a transparency to trace geometric shapes they...
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Loopy Geometry
Students explore geometric shapes by creating them through paper. In this geometric shape instructional activity, students bend, cut and shape paper to create geometric shapes. Students discover how many ways they can produce new...
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Areas of States - Estimation
Learners estimate the area of states using the formulas for the areas of rectangles, squares, and triangles. In this geometric shapes lesson, students divide irregular shaped states into shapes. They use the formulas for areas of...
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Classify Quadrilaterals
In this recognizing geometric shapes worksheet, students identify quadrilaterals and their terms. Students solve 13 problems.
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Naming Shapes
Learners study geometric shapes and practice naming them properly. In this geometry lesson, students work in groups to give definitions of the vocabulary to each other in their own words. Learners also visit a lower grade and teach...
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Balancing Act
Second graders identify the attributes of various shapes and estimate the weight of the objects. In this geometry lesson, 2nd graders identify the attributes of concrete objects and use a pan balance to weight them.
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Rhythm and Art: Rhythm Collage
Learners create a collage in response to musical rhythm. In this visual arts lesson plan, students will better understand the connection between visual arts and musical rhythm. Learners will follow the teacher's model of letting the...