Utah Education Network (UEN)
Geo Shapes
Invite your first graders to compose and decompose two and three-dimensional figures with this fun, hands-on lesson. They investigate and predict the results of putting together and taking apart two-dimensional shapes with rubber bands...
Illustrative Mathematics
Shape Hunt Part 1
The hunt is on! Send young mathematicians on a search for shapes in the first lesson of this two-part series. Each time a child finds a hidden shape, he draws it on his paper, and continues searching for the rest. Perform this activity...
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Geometric Shapes at the OK Corral
Students explore geometry by utilizing computer software. In this shape identification activity, students define several geometric shapes by the characteristics that classify them. Students draw and cut out geometric shapes using their...
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Follow the Directions
In this following directions worksheet, students follow the directions for the shape coloring activity. Students color the various shapes according to the directions and write their name inside the big circle.
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Combine and Separate Shapes
For this shape worksheet, students read word problems related to shapes, then use blocks to solve them. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Development of Thinking: Shape Activity
For this shape/developmental thinking worksheet, learners find shapes represented in a frame. Additional resource link is given.
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Shapes: Putting Shapes in Diagrams
In this shape instructional activity, students determine which shapes can be put into which pictures of diagrams, marking the correct diagrams, 6 shapes total. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Shapes: Squares, Rectangles, Circles and Triangles
In this shape worksheet, learners are given sets of shapes, selecting those given in a set of questions: squares, rectangles, circles or triangles. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Making Shapes Using A Pinboard: There-Sided Shapes
In this shape worksheet, students first use a pinboard and elastic bands to form triangles, then use a ruler to draw triangles on a set of 6 pinboards.
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Circle Shapes
In this shape activity worksheet, students trace the circles on the tree and color them red. Students then trace the 3 large circles at the bottom of the page.
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Max's Math Adventures
In these shape activity worksheets, students read the poem about shapes and then draw and write about one of the zoo animals from the zoo. Students use the given shapes to put their animal together. Students add hair, eye color, and...
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Shapes Estimation
In this shape estimation worksheet, students use their visual interpretation skills to estimate how many of the given small shapes will fit into the large shapes.
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Tangram Shapes
In this tangram worksheet, learners trace the tangram pieces and cut them out to solve the five problems. Students make shapes with the tangram pieces.
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Act It Out Word Problems
In this congruent shapes worksheet, students determine if they can us the five figures to form a figure congruent to the rectangle. Students follow the steps to solve the problem: understand, plan, solve, and look back.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Lesson: Mr. Z's 5 Minute Game of Geometric Pandemonium
Students make a series of geometric drawings of points, obtuse angles, rays, polygons, and the like. Each child is given one but not allowed to show anyone else. The drawing is then taped to the back of the child in front of them. The...
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Tops
In this lesson make a spinning top to explore the concepts of shape, color, spinning, and optical illusions.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Tans
In this lesson make a tangram and experiment with it to make new designs and pictures.