This document provides an overview of a 1st grade math class on shapes that includes:
- Introductions to basic 2D shapes (circle, square, rectangle, star, triangle, oval, crescent, heart, hexagon) and 3D shapes (cube, pyramid, cylinder, sphere, cone, rectangular prism)
- Worksheets, games and activities for students to practice identifying shapes
- Books the class will read about shapes
- An art project and shape scavenger hunt
- A test to conclude the lesson
3. CIRCLE
Hi, I’m a circle! I am round and have no sides!
You can find me in many things like: dishes,
clocks, coins, the moon when it is full, and in the
Sun. I’m also the letter Oo.
4. SQUARE
Hi, I’m a square! I have four sides!
You can find me in many different
things like: a side of a box, a picture
frame, piece of tile, and in your
grandmothers quilt.
5. RECTANGLE
Hi, I am a rectangle, I have 4 sides like a square.
Two of my sides are longer than the other two
sides.
You can find me in many places like a door, area
rug, ladders, fences, flags and an envelope.
6. STAR
Hi, I’m a star! I have 10 sides.
You can find me in many places! There
are 50 of me on the American Flag,
billions of me in the night sky, I’m
Patrick on SpongeBob Square pants,
and
7. TRIANGLE
Hi, I’m a triangle, I have 3 sides!
You can find me in many things like a slice of
pizza, roof of a house, and in a protractor.
8. OVAL
Hi, I’m an oval! I have no sides nor no end!
I am a long circle!
You can find me in many places like: I am the
shape of jelly beans, and eggs.
9. CRESCENT
I am a crescent!
I am mostly seen as part of the moons phases.
You can also find me in the arches of windows
and doors.
You can find me in a bakery as a crescent roll.
10. Hi, I’m a heart! I’m a sign of love and I also live
inside your body!
You usually can see me around Valentine’s
Day!
11. HEXAGON
Hello, I’m a hexagon!
I have six sides.
I can be found on a very important sign called a
STOP sign!
12. 3D SHAPES
We will now learn
about shapes that are
3 dimensional!
These shapes have
length, width, and
height!
13. CUBE
Hi, I’m a cube!
I have 6 sides! Top, Bottom, Left, Right, Front
and Back
You can find me in things like dice, blocks, boxes,
safes and ice cubes.
14. PYRAMID
Hi, I’m a pyramid
I’m a form of a triangle. I’m a shape with a
square base (bottom) and 4 triangle-shaped sides.
I have 5 faces.
You can find me in many thing like on the dollar
bill, and in a history lesson on Egypt.
15. CYLINDER
Hello, I’m a cylinder!
I have a circle on my top and bottom.
You can find my shape in things like a pencil, can
of food, a roll of coins, Mother’s Oat’s oatmeal
container and a trash can.
16. SPHERE
Hi, I’m a sphere!
I have no sides!
I am a Ball!
You can find me in things like: a orange that you
eat, the solar planets, a globe, and balls that you
play with at recess!
17. CONE
Hi, I’m a Cone!
I have a flat bottom, and one curved side!
You can find my shape in objects like: Ice cream
cone, party hats, and street cones.
18. RECTANGULAR PRISM
Hi, I’m a rectangular prism.
I have six rectangular faces.
Examples of me include a tissue box, jewelry box,
cereal box, microwave ovens, and refrigerator.
19. WORKSHEETS THAT WE ARE GOING TO
WORK ON
http://www.mathworksheetwizard.com/files/touch
.html
http://www.mathworksheetwizard.com/files/matc
hup.html
http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/matc
hing-shapes/
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/geometr
y/solids-poly.pdf
20. GAMES WE ARE GOING TO PLAY AS A CLASS
Bingo
http://www.mathworksheetwizard.co
m/files/bingo4x4.html
Spinner
http://www.mathworksheetwizard.co
m/files/spinner.html
Class Scavenger hunt
Shapes board Game
http://www.mathworksheetwizard.co
m/files/boardgame.html
21. ART !
http://www.first-
school.ws/t/ap/balloon_colors_shapes.htm
http://www.first-school.ws/t/housep.htm
Make a Shape Book!
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/boo
ks/shapes/
22. BOOKS WE ARE GOING TO READ!
1. Shapes in Nature by Feldman, Judy
2. Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh
3. Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns
