Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making and Describing Shapes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Explore the concept of creating and describing 2D and 3D shapes.  Using geometry your scholars will describe the attributes of shapes and their properties.  They explore and discover what happens when you combine shapes and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Guess My Shape

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learners play a game with shapes. They work in groups to identify the names and characteristics of various shapes. They give each other clues to see if others can identify the shape being described. This is a great hands on activity.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Geometric Shapes: Shapes in Everyday Items

For Students 1st - 3rd
Which item is shaped like a cone? Use this multiple-choice shape recognition worksheet to give students access to shapes in their everyday life. Four questions ask scholars to identify which of the pictured items is shaped like a sphere,...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Twisted Tangrams

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
Primary geometers create a picture using tangrams. In this geometry lesson, students read Grandfather Tang: A Tale Told with Tangrams, cut out their own tangrams, and choose a character from the story to make using their tangram pieces.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Making New Shapes With Shapes

For Teachers 1st Standards
My first graders have been studying the defining attributes of 2D shapes. They are going to love using toothpicks and marshmallows to present their knowledge of 2D and create 3D shapes.