➕ Kindergarten Math · Unit 3

Shapes All Around

11 short narrated lessons in 2 chapters, each with pictures, a quiz with a hint and a second try, and an explanation for every answer.

Standards: K.G.A.2 K.G.B.4 K.G.A.1 K.G.A.3 K.G.B.5 K.G.B.6

Picture from the lesson “Circles”
Circles
Picture from the lesson “Triangles”
Triangles
Picture from the lesson “Squares and Rectangles”
Squares and Rectangles

What your child will learn

Flat shapes

  1. CirclesName circles and find circle shapes in everyday things like plates and wheels.
  2. TrianglesName triangles by their three sides and three corners, no matter their size or turn.
  3. Squares and RectanglesName squares and rectangles and tell how they are alike and different.
  4. HexagonsName hexagons by counting their six sides.
  5. Flat Shapes Review ReviewReview naming and describing circles, triangles, squares, rectangles and hexagons.

Shapes in our world

  1. Where Is It?Describe where things are using words like above, below, beside, in front of, behind and next to.
  2. Solid ShapesName cubes, cones, cylinders and spheres and find them in things like dice and balls.
  3. Flat or Solid?Sort shapes into flat shapes and solid shapes.
  4. Building ShapesBuild shapes using sticks, clay or blocks and draw shapes.
  5. Making Bigger ShapesPut small shapes together to make a bigger shape, like two triangles making a square.
  6. Shapes in Our World Review ReviewReview position words, solid shapes, and building and combining shapes.

Try a question from this unit

From the lesson “Circles”

Which shape is a circle?

  • [object Object]
  • [object Object]
  • [object Object]
Show the answer

[object Object]. A circle is round all the way around, with no pointy parts.

Hint kids see after a wrong try: “Look for the shape that is round all the way around.”

Key words

  • circle
  • round
  • triangle
  • side
  • corner
  • square
  • rectangle
  • hexagon
  • above
  • below
  • beside
  • cube
  • cone
  • sphere
  • flat
  • solid
  • build
  • draw
  • put together

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