Government of Alberta
Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Shape Classification
Investigate the properties of triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons using this interactive Learn Alberta math resource. Students are able to practice classifying shapes based on their different properties. Be sure to follow the...
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.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Russian Toy Store: 2 D Shapes
Mattie and her four sisters are visiting a toy store. Can you help them find different shapes in the toy store?
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Cutting Corners
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.
BBC
Bbc: Bitesize: Maths: 2 D Shapes
Learn about the properties of 2-D shapes: circles, triangles, polygons, and quadrilaterals. Includes information, video, and examples about each, with games and quizzes for reinforcement.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Inscribed in Circles Study Guide
This study guide on circles covers some vocabulary terms, and inscribed angles and polygons. It is available for download with free registration.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Geometric Man
The young scholars will explore angles, rays, line segments, perpendicular lines, parallel lines, and two-dimensional figures through the use of the book Shape Up! Fun With Triangles and Other Polygons by David A. Adler. They will also...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Is This a Parallelogram?
In the pictured quadrilateral, opposite sides are congruent and young scholars must explain whether this makes it a parallelogram. Aligns with G-CO.C.11.
Other
Nearpod: 2 D Shapes
For this lesson on 2D shapes, 3rd graders will learn to discriminate quadrilaterals from other polygons. Additionally, they will be able to identify attributes of a square, rectangle, and rhombus.
OER Commons
Oer Commons: Pre Assessment
Students solve for missing angle measures by applying what they have learned about types of angles and the angle measures of polygons. Students do a pre-assessment at the end of the lesson.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Tessellations and Tile Patterns
Students understand that a tessellation is covering of a plane with a pattern of figures so there are no overlaps or gaps. They draw quadrilaterals and triangles and explore monohedral, dihedral, and trihedral tessellating patterns.
GeoGebra
Geogebra: Copy of Classify Two Dimensional Figures
User will drag the vertices of the quadrilaterals to decide on the best possible classification.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Have Your Math and Eat It, Too!
In this two-day lesson plan, students will collaborate to create a healthy pizza using only geometric items that have been precisely measured. Students must identify the items as triangle, quadrilateral (parallelogram), or cube. Next,...
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: Basic Shapes
This review lesson about basic shapes (polygons)contains varied hands-on exercises and tilings about triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, and hexagons.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Determining Unknown Angles Within Rectangles and Squares
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on how to determine missing angles within rectangles and squares.
Primary Resources
Primary Resources: 2 D and 3 D Shapes
Here is a huge collection of teacher resources for teaching 2-D and 3-D shapes. Includes smartboard and PowerPoint presentations, as well as worksheets and helpful hints.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Determining Unknown Angles in Parallelograms
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on how to determine missing angles in a parallelogram.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Determining Unknown Angles in Trapezoids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video overview and attempt practice problems on finding the missing angles in a trapezoid.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Rectangle
MathWorld provides the definition of a rectangle and the area formula of a rectangle.
Math Slice
Math Slice: Geometry Slice Special Test
A succinct test for assessing geometry concepts. Assessment is scored online giving immediate feedback. An excellent assessment tool.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 2.g Representing Half of a Rectangle
In this lesson plan, 2nd graders are to determine what half of a rectangle is.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee Rectangle Perimeter 2
This task is a natural follow up for task Rectangle Perimeter 1. After thinking about and using one specific expression for the perimeter of a rectangle, they now extend their thinking to equivalent expressions for the same quantity....
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee Rectangle Perimeter 1
This tasks gives a verbal description for computing the perimeter of a rectangle and asks the students to find an expression for this perimeter. They then have to use the expression to evaluate the perimeter for specific values of the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee Rectangle Perimeter 3
The purpose of this task is to ask students to write expressions and to consider what it means for two expressions to be equivalent. Aligns with 6.EE.A.