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: Math + Arts: Shape Mobile
For this lesson, students will create a shape mobile of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes made from geometric shapes.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Shapes & Patterns
In this lesson, students will watch videos about shapes and identify shapes in their environment and in art. Links to the videos are at the bottom of the lesson overview, other material links are also provided.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Shapes Into Sculptures
In this instructional activity, students will identify 2- and 3-dimensional shapes as well as create shape drawings and sculptures. Teacher materials are available.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Shape Activities
Two and three-dimensional geometric shape are explored in these exercises. Each activity has teacher notes, activity instructions, and a worksheet when necessary.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Toothpicks: Patterns in Geometric Shapes
This interactive exercise focuses on determining probabilities associated with repeated coin tosses and building tree diagrams to take math out of the classroom and into the real world.
PBS
Pbs: Toothpicks: Patterns in Geometric Shapes
How can you describe the pattern made by a growing triangular shape? This interactive exercise focuses on using what you know about pattern recognition and completing a table so you have data you can use to graph the coordinates on a...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Making Patterns
Explore the literature connections, online activity, pencil and paper activity, and the manipulative investigation of patterns and geometric shapes on this page!
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,...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Soccer Stadium: Shape & Length: 3 D Shapes and Distance
Explore distance and geometric shapes while joining Ivan in his soccer practice!
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Sheep Farm: 2 D Space and Hundred Square
Are you up for some farm chores? Help James count the sheep and identify geometric shapes.
History is Fun
Jan Brett: Geometric Shapes Flashcards Pdf
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...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Aplusmath: Homework Helper: Geometric Terms
This is a list of geometric shapes and terms with pictures and defintions.
Primary Resources
Primary Resources: 2 D and 3 D Shapes
Here is a huge collection of teacher resources for teaching 2-D and 3-D shapes. Includes smartboard and PowerPoint presentations, as well as worksheets and helpful hints.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Geometry in Dance
In this lesson, students observe symmetry, geometric shapes, and angles in two Early American dances, and then choreograph their own dance with symmetrical figures. Media and teaching materials are included.
Scholastic
Scholastic Instructor: Geometric Quilts
Find out how quilting and math go hand in hand when you visit this comprehensive resource. This resource provides a lesson plan for integrating geometry concepts with quilt making.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Geometric Solids
An interactive game to find number of edges, surfaces and vertices of different geometric shapes.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Bbq Party: 2 D Shapes
Andrew is having a barbecue. Yummy! Can you help him with the shapes of the plates and the food?
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Shape Makers
In this Five E's AMSTI lesson, students discover relationships between shapes. Students discover multiple ways to combine shapes to fill the area of a given shape using real and virtual pattern blocks, and share their solutions with...
Analyze Math
Analyze Math: Rotation Symmetry of Geometric Shapes
An applet is used to explore the rotation symmetry of geometric shapes. [Requires Java.]
Teaching Treasures Publications
Teaching Treasures: Year Seven Math (Page 2)
Explore fractions in geometric shapes using this interactive worksheet. Concepts include ratio, fractions to decimals, decimals to fractions, and percent. Immediate feedback is given to responses.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Building Shapes
Based on building a hexagon, this activity from the Math Forum collection focuses on using different combinations of pattern blocks to create a hexagon. An online activity, pencil and paper method, literature connections, and a...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Line Symmetry
This site from The Math Forum is a great site if you are looking for activities to engage your students in learning about line symmetry. Peruse this collection of activities for one or two or four that would be right for your students....
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Building a Pyramid
This Math Forum lesson gives instructions on how to build a paper pyramid. Bonuses included finding the surface area and volume of the pyramid.