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Introduction to shapes
Objective: Students will begin to identify the four basic shapes (triangle, rectangle, square, and circle) in their
surroundings.
SOL: K.10
a) The student will identify and describe plane figures (circle, triangle, square, and rectangle)
b) The student will compare the size (smaller, larger) and shape of plane figures (circle, triangle, square,
and rectangle)
c) The student will describe the location of one object relative to another (above, below, next to) and
identify representations of plane figures (circle, square triangle, and rectangle) regardless of their positions
and orientations in space.
Materials: Cut outs of shapes (circle, triangle, rectangle, and square), “My shape became a ______” paper, attribute
blocks to talk about shapes
Discuss the four basic shapes (square, circle, rectangle, and triangle)
A square has four equal sides (the same) and four corners
A circle has zero sides and zero corners. It is round.
A rectangle has two long sides and two short sides (four sides) and four corners.
A triangle has three sides and three corners.
As each shape is introduced, have the children look around the room (become more aware of surroundings) and raise
their hand to share something they saw that was the shape.
Activity: Choose one shape (triangle, square, circle, or rectangle) and use it as the focal part in a picture they create
using their colored pencils or crayons. Have the students label their picture with: My (shape name) became a
_________________________________.
Assessment: Observation of product
Circle
Objective: Students will identify and describe circles
SOL: K.10
Materials: Circle page, yarn, geoboards and bands, playdough
A circle has zero sides and zero angles. Show circle from the attribute blocks to demonstrate.
Read the Cindy Circle Shape poem.
Read Circles -A book that introduces circles.
Look for circles in our classroom and talk about those and other things we have seen that are the shape of a
circle.
Rectangle
Objective: Students will identify and describe rectangles
SOL: K.10
Materials: Rectangle page, pipe cleaners, tape, pencils, geoboards and bands, pattern blocks
A rectangle has four sides and four corners. Two sides are long and two sides are short.
Allow students to choose one attribute block to hold, a circle or rectangle. Ask them to hold up their shape
if it has curved sides, straight sides, corners, etc.
Read Ricky Rectangle shape poem.
Read Rectangle
Look for rectangles in our classroom and talk about other things we have seen that are the shape of a
rectangle.
Square
Objective: Students will identify and describe squares
SOL: K.10
Materials: Square page, popsicle sticks, geoboard and bands, “cute as a button” worksheet, playdough
A square has four sides that are all the same length and four corners. Review circle, rectangle, and square.
Read Sammy Square shape poem.
Read Squares
Look for squares in our classroom and talk about other things we have seen that are the shape of a square.
Triangle
Objective: Students will identify and describe triangles.
SOL: K.10
Materials: Triangle page, popsicle sticks, glue, pencils, geoboards, “beep, beep” worksheet, playdough
Talk about how a triangle has three sides and three corners. Review circle, rectangle, square, and triangle.
Pass out triangle and square attribute blocks. Sort them by color, shape name, number of sides.
Read Triangles
Read Tommy Triangle shape poem.
Look for triangles in our classroom
Read the story “baby square” while folding the paper to model. Give each student their own square and
retell the story having each child fold their paper.
Shape Review
Objective: Students will be able to identify circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles
SOL: K.10
Materials: Pattern blocks, I-pad, smartboard, “Kindergarten Shapes”
Interactive smartboard activity about shapes, “Kindergarten Shapes.” In the interactive program, children will watch
Kids 123TV Shape Song. Then they will sort pictures of objects into their correct shape category (triangle, square,
rectangle, circle).
Shape Review
Objective: Students will be able to identify circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles
SOL: K.10
Materials: smartboard, “Shape Attributes,” geoboards, “Just one more” worksheet, pattern blocks
Interactive smartboard activity “Shape Attributes.” Review of the shapes. Students will use technology to draw
circle, square, rectangle, and triangle shapes on the Smartboard