Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Isometric Drawing Tool

For Students 9th - 10th
This site includes an interactive math tool to create drawings on isometric dot paper. You can draw figures using edges, faces, or cubes. Rotate and color your drawings, and view them in 3D or 2D.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Solid and Plane Figures

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn the 6 solid figures and characteristics, including face, edge, and vertices. Students will learn the plane figures when looking at the solid figures. Students will then take a 10...
Graphic
History is Fun

Jan Brett: Geometric Shapes Flashcards Pdf

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
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...
Activity
Rice University

Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: No Matter What Shape Your Fractions Are In

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Four basic geometric shapes - the triangle, parallelogram, trapezoid, and hexagon - are examined to determine how many of one shape fits "inside" another. For instance, how many triangles are "in" a hexagon. Ten questions with solutions...
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Cutting Corners

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students will use their knowledge of plane figure attributes to create and view shapes by cutting and rotating shapes to stimulate discussions on names and attributes of various shapes they do not regularly encounter.
Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Self Portraits With the Touch of a Finger [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this instructional activity, 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...
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Market Place: 2 D Space

For Students 3rd - 5th
At the Food Market there are a lot of shapes. Help Afia find and name the shapes.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Bubble Mania Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Determine the area, diameter, and circumerfence of a bubble residue by creating a soap solution and blowing bubbles.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Classify Objects as Rectangles, Squares, Circles, or Triangles

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on classifying rectangles, squares, circles and triangles.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline Lesson: Geometry, It's a Perfect Fit [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This two-part geometry lesson plan has students identify, describe, and classify two-dimensional shapes. Students engage in hands-on activities including identifying shapes in the classroom, creating patterns with shapes, identifying...
Activity
George Mason University

Area Formula Lab

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
In this set of worksheet activities, students will be guided to discover formulas for area of polygonal shapes and circles.
Interactive
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Area Calculator

For Students 5th - 8th
The resource consists of a tool to investigate the area of a variety of shapes. It could also be useful when calculating the surface area of each face of a 3D solid, and then adding them together.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Art: Graph a Dance

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students will choreograph a figure for a square dance, graph it, and perform it. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
Website
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Lesson: Mr. Z's 5 Minute Game of Geometric Pandemonium

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
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...
Activity
NumberNut

Number Nut: Shapes, Symbols and Colors: Two Dimensional Shapes

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Describes, with illustrations, the basic two-dimensional shapes students will encounter in elementary Math.
Handout
The Math League

The Math League: Figures and Polygons

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This website has basic definitions for most polygons, regular and irregular.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Two Dimensional Shapes Identify and Match

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[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...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Geometry Solid Figures

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses plane figures and solid figures.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: School Bus: 2 D Space

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Students will play learning games to explore parallel lines and two-dimensional shapes.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Completing the Whole Pictures

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and then attempt practice problems on how to complete a whole picture with some missing parts.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Determine the Vertices of Transformed Images

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This hands-on lesson uses exploration and discovery to help students determine the coordinates of the vertices of various figures when translated, rotated, or reflected in a coordinate plane. The exploration phase will access students'...
Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Tessellations: Hexagon Tessellation

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students determine whether a hexagon can tessellate or not. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.
Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Tessellations: Tessellating Squares

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students determine if squares can tessellate. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.
Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Tessellations: Triangle Tessellation

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will explore tessellations and whether a polygon can tessellate. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.