This document introduces different shapes including squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres. It explains the defining characteristics of each shape such as the number of sides and whether they are two-dimensional or three-dimensional. Examples are provided to illustrate three-dimensional shapes like cubes, cones and cylinders. The purpose is to help kindergarten students learn to identify and describe basic shapes.

1. Exploring ShapesLets learn about different shapes!Kindergarten Math

2. What are the different shapes?SquaresCircles Triangles RectanglesHexagonsCubesConesCylindersSpheres

3. SquareSquares have 4 sides. Can you count them?1243

4. Are these the same shape?

5. Yes! They are! These shapes are both squares. They are just different sizes.BigSmall

6. CircleCircles are round

7. TriangleTriangles have 3 sides. Can you count them?123

8. RectanglesRectangles have 4 sidesCan you count them?1423

9. Can you see the difference?Rectangles have 2 longer sides and 2 shorter sides. Squares have 4 short sides.

10. HexagonHexagons have 6 sides. Can you count them?126354

11. CubeDo you recognize this shape?It looks like a square. What is different?It is 3 dimensional

12. 3 dimensionalThis means that it is “solid” An example of a 3 dimensional cube is dice!

13. 2 dimensionalThis means the shape is flat.Can you think of some shapes that we have looked at that are flat?SquareCirclehexagonTriangle

14. ConeCones are also 3 dimensionalCan you think of an example of cones?

15. Cylinder These are also 3 dimensional.Can you think of an example of a cylinder?

16. SphereThey are 3 dimensional circles.Can you think of any examples?

17. Group time!Get in your math groups use the different shapes and objects and name what shapes they are.