Shapes

ShapesYou can find them

everywhere

For Mrs. Burkett’s 1st Grade Math Class!

Today class we are going to

learn all about Shapes!!

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Heart 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!

HEXAGON Hello, I’m a hexagon! I have six sides. I can be found on a very important sign

called a STOP sign!

3D SHAPES

We will now learn about shapes that are 3 dimensional! These shapes have length, width, and

height!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

WORKSHEETS THAT WE ARE GOING TO WORK ON

http://www.mathworksheetwizard.com/files/touch.html

http://www.mathworksheetwizard.com/files/matchup.html

http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/matching-shapes/

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/geometry/solids-poly.pdf

GAMES WE ARE GOING TO PLAY AS A CLASS

Bingo http://www.mathworksheetwizard.com/files/bingo4x4.html

Spinner http://www.mathworksheetwizard.com/files/spinner.html

Class Scavenger hunt Shapes board Game

http://www.mathworksheetwizard.com/files/boardgame.html

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/books/shapes/

BOOKS WE ARE GOING TO READ! 1. Shapes in Nature by Feldman, Judy

2. Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh3. Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns