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Classroom Activities
Shapes Lesson Plan: Identifying Shapes (including some fun manipulatives)
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Math5GeometricShapesPK.htm
Circles, Triangles, Squares! Oh My! (2nd Grade Activity)
Crystal Shape Bingo
http://www.clays.org/eduresources/EduResourcescryshap.pdf
Color & Shape Bingo Printable Game ($2.49)
http://www.homeeducationresources.com/ColorShapeBingo.htm
HokeyPokey with Shapes:
Materials: cut out shapes with different colored felt pieces. For instances orange circles. Make enough felt shapes for every child in your class. Try to at least use the major shapes such as triangle, circle, rectangle, square and oval. Other suggestions are diamonds, semicircle and hexagons for more challenges.
Activity: Have the precut shapes of felt on the floor in front of each child. Explain to the kids that your going to teach them a new song and when they hear a certain shape they need to find the shape in their pile and hold up and do the actions in the song!!
Song: Sing to the Hokey Pokey Song
Idea by Debbie Haren
Shape Rubbings
To prepare for this activity, cut sheets of sandpaper into basic shapes, peel the paper off a supply of crayons, and gather a few clipboards.. Working with two or three children at a time, have each child choose a sandpaper shape. Use a piece of rolled masking tape to secure each child's shape to a clipboard. Then clip a sheet of white copy paper over the shape. Demonstrate how to rub the length of the crayon across the paper to make the shape "magically" appear. Continue with different crayon colors and shapes on the same or different paper.
A Day In The Life of a Circle -- Journal Opportunity
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/k_5/shapebook/pdf/circle_wl.pdf
Shape and Space In Geometry (Older students)
Symmetry & Quilt lesson, Taxicab Treasure Hunt, & Corner to Corner Activity (about squares and diagnonals)
http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/math/geometry/shape/index.html
Snack Ideas
(always check for student allergies first!)
- Circle Day - sliced bananas, grapes, scoop of ice cream, ritz
crackers, muffins, cookies, sandwich made on round bread. English muffin
pizzas, bagels, even cut bread slices into circles for french toast or
sandwiches, pancakes and pizza.
- Triangle Day - triangular chips, cheese slices cut into triangles,
triangular crackers, ice cream cones, sandwich cut into triangles
- Square Day - cheese cubes, crackers, rice krispie squares, sandwiches
cut into squares
Online Math Reinforcements:
http://www.schooltimegames.com/Mathematics/ShapeInlay.html
Online Math Games
1. Preschool Shape Game: http://www.gamequarium.com/shapes.html
2. Matching Shapes with Krog: http://www.paulysplayhouse.com/paulys_playhouse/games/krog_shapes.html
3. Shape Shifter: http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/shapeshifter.jsp (I downloaded the trial to my computer - great fun but advanced!!)
4. Shape Sorter: http://www.primarygames.com/puzzles/match_up/shape_match/shape_match.htm
5. Polygon Matching Game: http://www.mathplayground.com/matching_shapes.html
6. Shape Cave: http://funschool.kaboose.com/formula-fusion/games/game_shape_cave.html?trnstl=1
7. Shape Surveyor: http://www.funbrain.com/poly/
8. Kwala's Great Shapes Game: http://www.uptoten.com/kids/boowakwala-family-backtoschool-kwalashapes.html
9. Shape Train: http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/train/train1.htm
10. Squares and Circles: http://www.cut-the-knot.org/SimpleGames/one_two.shtml
Part 2: Squares, Circles, & Triangles: http://www.cut-the-knot.org/SimpleGames/sct.shtml
(#10 is not as easy as it sounds!)