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Ocean Exploration: Shapes and Patterns Under the Sea
So many shapes in our vast oceans. Young explorers can discover new shapes in a variety of ways in this lesson. One way is having free exploration with a pattern shape kit handed out by the teacher. Another is by viewing a...
Early Childhood Education
Shape It Up!
The best way to understand shapes is to make them. Young geometers explore basic shapes through a variety of gross motor and fine motor activities. Shape sorting, singing songs about shapes, and eating shape snacks are just a few of the...
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ESL Vocabulary Connect the Dots: Shapes and Colors
Young English language learners trace color vocabulary words on the lines and match it to the correct illustration. A visual and direct approach to developing color vocabulary!
John Lentine
Butterflies and Bugs
Symmetry, line, shape, art, and math are all connected through a fun hands-on craft. Included are instructions to a classic activity, where learners create butterflies to show symmetry in nature and then discuss symmetry in math. It is...
Curated OER
Making Shapes
In this shapes worksheet, students identify and trace twelve shapes and then color them according to the directions. Students complete twenty-four activities.
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Shapes Flashcards: Plane and Solid
In this geometry worksheet, students will cut out and practice the names of plane and solid shapes. The flashcards are in color.
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I'm Learning About Shapes
In this shape learning exercise, students identify and trace a star and write its name on the primary paper lines provided. Students complete two star activities.
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The Maze
There's only one way out of this maze, and youngsters will need to use their shape recognition skills to do it! They follow a three-shape pattern all the way from start to finish to keep on track. Encourage them to say the shapes as they...
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ESL Vocabulary Word Search: Shapes and Colors
Are your English language learners developing color-related vocabulary? Use this word search to reinforce their new vocabulary words! Some of the words are backwards and diagonal! Keep this in mind for young learners!
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Colors and Geometric Shapes
In this color and geometric shapes instructional activity, students examine a chart with 16 figures with their color words printed underneath each one. Students answer the 6 questions using the information on the chart.
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Tracing Three Shapes
In this tracing activity, students trace a heart, star, and pentagon four times each. The shapes are on standard primary lines.
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Shapes Worksheet 2
In this identifying shapes activity, learners trace the star, circle, square, triangle, oval and hexagon shapes and words and then color them. Students complete six activities.
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My Shape Book
In these shapes worksheets, learners identify, trace, and follow the directions to color numbers of plane and space figures. Students complete activities for twelve shapes and figures.
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Shape Bingo
In this shapes worksheet, students cut out 6 bingo cards, color the call cards with 4 different colors and then participate in playing a bingo game with 6 different shapes.
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Shapes: Following Directions
In this following directions activity, students will follow 5 directions to color various shapes including stars, squares, circles, triangles, and rectangles.
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Red, White, and Blue Fun
Students cut out red, white, and blue stars and create different patterns with them. In this patterns lesson, students can make stamp patterns, number patterns, color patterns, and more!
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Making Pictures from Smaller Shapes
Students investigate shapes. In this dimension and orientation of shapes lesson, students identify and color shapes, use shape stamps to form animals, glue shapes together to make other objects and describe how shapes are used.
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Patterns with Shapes and Pictures
In this patterns worksheet, 6th graders identify and complete 12 different problems that include patterns of various shapes and pictures. First, they analyze the pattern seen in each problem. Then, students determine what comes next...
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Trace the Dancing Shapes
In this shape tracing worksheet, students will trace and color seven different dancing shape people. The shapes include a star, heart, and diamond.
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Shapes: Stars
In this shape worksheet, young scholars trace 2 stars, then draw their own and color the stars in a set of shapes. A reference web site for additional activities is given.
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Shapes Worksheet 1
In this recognizing shapes activity, students trace and color a star, circle, square, triangle, oval, and hexagon. Students trace and color six figures.
DK Publishing
Stars and Planets Connect the Dots
Reach for the stars with this cute connect-the-dots activity! Kindergartners practice their counting and number sequencing by connecting the numbers 1 through 6 or 10 in four different shapes. A rocketship is completed for them as an...
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Color My Shapes
In this shape coloring worksheet, students recognize the shapes oval, star, and circle. Students use the color key to color in the shapes for the butterfly image.
Kelly's Kindergarten
August Daily Activities
You'll feel more than prepared for the start of the school year with this collection of daily activities for the month of August! From filling in numbers on a calendar or coloring patterns to solving addition and reading...