Kindergarteners love to identify shapes in their environment. In order effectively do that, they must be able to recognize different shapes by their specific attributes. In this instructional activity kindergartners learn about the...

Archeologists, when classifying artifacts, often take note of the physical properties or attributes of artifacts, such as the materials from which the artifacts are made, and their size, shape, function, and decoration. Friezes are often...

Help build perfectly shaped spaceships for all the farm animals so they can blast off into space.

Sorting activities are the perfect way to help children learn to classify their world from the start. This article explains why this skill is so important in the "real world" and contains a list of sorting activities for preschoolers.

The purpose of this task is for students to compose two-dimensional shapes to create a composite shape using tangram pieces. The teacher will read "Grandfather Tang's Story" and the students will use tangrams to compose the animals from...

This lesson plan has students identify shapes by coloring the given shape a specific color.

For this lesson, 7th graders slice three dimensional objects to determine what two dimensional shape is created.

[Free Registration/Login Required] With this flipchart students will learn how to classify two-dimensional shapes and discuss the attributes of polygons.

How would you write a LOGO program to approximately reproduce the Olympic Rings logo? This activity is designed to be accessible to students at all levels of secondary maths (Key Stages 3, 4 and 5).

The purpose of this task is to help students differentiate between a polygon and the region inside of a polygon so that they understand what is being measured when the perimeter and area are being found. Aligns with 3.MD.D.

Eighth graders are shown three polygons with equal sides and a circle. They are asked to find the area of each when the perimeter is one unit and to order them from smallest area to largest. Aligns with 8.G.B.7.

In this task, students ultimately use the definitions they are given for three types of quadrilaterals and what they know about parallel sides to identify that a square fits all the definitions and explain why. Aligns with 4.G.A.2.

This multimedia that includes a short video [1:19] and other interactive activities on Learn Alberta math resource looks at real-world examples of shape classification in the investigation and solving of crimes. The accompanying...

Lesson in which students locate Europe on the map and describe physical and human characteristics of Europe. Lesson contains three adaptable interactive activities with comprehensive materials.

You have been hired by the owner of a local ice cream parlor to assist in his company's new venture. The company will soon sell its ice cream cones in the freezer section of local grocery stores. The manufacturing process requires that...

Discover how the geometric shape of an object directly relates to its usefullness in this math challenge from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families collection. A one page activity that you can print or download.

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...

Use this virtual geoboard to explore the attributes of various polygons. This would work well on an interactive whiteboard.

In this lesson, 3rd graders first examine images and decide whether they are symmetrical or not. Next, they create individual symmetrical shapes with their bodies and identify the line of symmetry present during these shapes. They then...

Lesson plan that helps learners explore the attributes of polygons through the use of cooperative groups. Students use jigsaw puzzles and foldable polygons. They also connect the attributes of specific polygons with objects in the real...

This task asks students to compare the volumes of three vases that are different shapes - a cylinder, a cone, and a sphere - as well as one with a combination of shapes. They are then asked to create a vase with composite shapes, find...

This website gives students an opportunity to sort and classify attributes of a group. The applet responds to each selection made and guides student to the next step.

The learning activity asks students to identify quadrilaterals by characteristics rather than appearance. Learners drag the vertices of the shape to reveal the true shape of the quadrilateral. [Requires Java.]

The tutorial examines the different properties of quadrilaterals. The table consists of picture of the shape and a list of the shape's properties.