Shapes Game

Shapes are everywhere in the world around us, from rectangular doors to the circular wheels of a car. The second instructional activity in this series opens the eyes of young mathematicians to this wonderful world of shapes as they...

Add some visual support to your elementary geometry lessons with this set of printable shape cards. From triangles and squares to octagons and nanogons, this simple resource can be used in countless ways to develop children's knowledge...

How are a circle and triangle alike? How are they different? These are the types of questions children will answer while playing this fun geometry game. Including a variety of conventional and unconventional shapes, this activity allows...

The hunt is on! Send young mathematicians on a search for shapes in the first lesson of this two-part series. Each time a child finds a hidden shape, he draws it on his paper, and continues searching for the rest. Perform this activity...

Pupils show what they know about shapes with a game that matches a shape word to its figure. Shapes in focus are circle, square, triangle, heart, diamond, rectangle, oval, and a star. 

It's time to get crafty with shapes! Your future farmers demonstrate their geometric ability by building a farm using triangles, circles, rectangles, and squares. But first, scholars take part in a brainstorm session inspired by their...

Challenge your learners to give clear and concise directions in this shape-name practice activity. In partners, they place a dividing "wall" between them, with pattern blocks and a grid on each side. Partner A places one block at a time...

Hang out at the beach and listen to some relaxing tunes, all while developing basic math skills. An endless source of fun and learning for young children!

With a fun game as a warm up, this instructional activity on shapes in our environment gets young learners prepped and ready to identify and draw basic shapes. Kindergarteners engage in 5 different learning centers focused on shapes:...

An online database of math games offers several opportunities for young mathematicians to hone their shape identification skills. For this game, scholars click on the shape that matches the one at the beginning of each row. They get...