CurriculumKindergartenMathematics

Building and Drawing Shapes

Aligned to K.G.B.5 — Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

What this lesson teaches

We can make shapes ourselves using sticks or blocks, and we can draw them on paper too.

Worked example

Use 3 sticks to build a triangle - each stick is one side. Now try drawing a triangle!

Practice questions

  1. Draw a circle on paper.
  2. Build a square using 4 sticks or blocks.
  3. Draw your favorite shape and name it.

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En español

Construir y dibujar figuras

Podemos hacer figuras nosotros mismos con palitos o bloques, y tambien las podemos dibujar en papel.

Ejemplo: Usa 3 palitos para construir un triangulo - cada palito es un lado. Ahora dibuja un triangulo!

More Geometry lessons

Naming ShapesK.G.A.2Shapes All Around UsK.G.A.1Flat or Solid?K.G.A.3How Shapes Are AlikeK.G.B.4Making Bigger ShapesK.G.B.6

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