This computer tool allows students to compose and decompose shapes by making cuts and rearranging the pieces. The tool has an exploration section for learning exercises.

Given a figure on the coordinate plane and the definition of a rotation about an arbitrary point, draw the image of that rotation. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video,...

In this activity, students will explore the properties of rotations and the relationships between the original and image figures.

Given a figure and a definition of a translation, draw the image. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or receive hints.

Students will idenitfy and group shapes based on their attributes.

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...

Drag and drop shapes into a puzzle to explore tessellations.

Are you up for some farm chores? Help James count the sheep and identify geometric shapes.

Assess learning of polygons and perimeters with this interactive multiple choice practice and quiz activity. Click the question mark for hints.

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...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces basic geometric shapes and gives students practice finding geometric shapes in everyday objects.

The introductory pages introduce the shapes and their attributes: triangle, rectangle, square, rhombus, circle, and oval. The additional pages allow students to practice shape recognition, tracing shapes, and drawing shapes.

A book about shapes in the world around us. Includes audio narration in 9 additional languages with text in English.

The resource consists of area formulas and diagrams for a variety of shapes.

In this exercise, students practice identifying shapes on the coordinate plane. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video defines a composite figure and describes how to determine how many triangles are within the given composite shape. The video is followed by practice problems.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students practice counting sides and vertices in various two dimensional shapes.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students are shown a composite figure and must identify and count shapes within it. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [1:27]...

Learn how to manipulate and measure composite shapes.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to count the number of straight lines and curves in a given 2D figure. The video is followed by practice problems.

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.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video to determine unit shapes from a tessellation and then take an assessment to test their knowledge.

Find the area or perimeter of shapes like triangles, rectangles, parallelograms, and hexagons on the coordinate plane. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

Students understand what a closed shape is and identify different shapes in the environment by name.