â 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



What your child will learn
Flat shapes
- CirclesName circles and find circle shapes in everyday things like plates and wheels.
- TrianglesName triangles by their three sides and three corners, no matter their size or turn.
- Squares and RectanglesName squares and rectangles and tell how they are alike and different.
- HexagonsName hexagons by counting their six sides.
- Flat Shapes Review ReviewReview naming and describing circles, triangles, squares, rectangles and hexagons.
Shapes in our world
- Where Is It?Describe where things are using words like above, below, beside, in front of, behind and next to.
- Solid ShapesName cubes, cones, cylinders and spheres and find them in things like dice and balls.
- Flat or Solid?Sort shapes into flat shapes and solid shapes.
- Building ShapesBuild shapes using sticks, clay or blocks and draw shapes.
- Making Bigger ShapesPut small shapes together to make a bigger shape, like two triangles making a square.
- Shapes in Our World Review ReviewReview position words, solid shapes, and building and combining shapes.
Try a question from this unit
From the lesson âCirclesâ
Which shape is a circle?
Show the answer
[object Object]. A circle is round all the way around, with no pointy parts.
Hint kids see after a wrong try: âLook for the shape that is round all the way around.â
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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Narrated lessons, pictures and quizzes for every grade from K to 8. Works offline.