Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Identifying Plane Shapes
First graders begin to learn about plane shapes in Kindergarten. This lesson will serve as review of plane shapes' characteristics and extend into practice in categorizing shapes by defining attributes.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Moving Shapes [Pdf]
These activities will allow students to discover the concepts of geometry through shape exploration and the creation of choreographic sequences.
University of Texas
Inside Mathematics: Don's Shapes [Pdf]
This task challenges a student to demonstrate understanding of the attributes of two-dimensional shapes.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Building With Shapes
I love blending art and math. I want my students to develop a depth of knowledge for 2D plane shapes and distinguish polygon from non-polygon shapes.
NumberNut
Number Nut: Shapes, Symbols, and Colors: 2 D Shapes
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Compose Shapes
Practice combining shapes to make other shapes. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Castle in the Clouds: Space: 2 D Shapes and Symmetry
Students will explore symmetry through a variety of learning games.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Market Place: 2 D Shapes and Patterns
On this interactive site, students learn to identify squares, circles, and triangles.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: 4.4 Developing Geometry Understandings With Tangrams
Students use this interactive website to explore tangrams by connecting the pieces.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Two Dimensional Shapes Identify and Match
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students to analyze and compare various two-dimensional shapes according to the vertices, sides and parallel lines. It features "containers" created in Version 3 (can be used with...
Other
Kinderweb: Educational Children's Games
Use this site to practice identifying shapes, colors, and animals with these interactive games.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Self Portraits With the Touch of a Finger [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will explore self-portraiture by looking at classical portrait paintings, such as Diego Velazquez's La Infanta Margarita or Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. A close look at these works reveals...
Other
Visnos: Polygons
Create regular and irregular polygons and determine the angles and side lengths with this interactive exercise. Use Safari or Chrome browser.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Sports Equipment
Sports such as hockey, football, basketball and tennis use balls of different sizes. Can you arrange a selection of different balls in a line each touching the next to make the shortest line? This activity offers opportunities for...