Building Objects with Shapes Activity
This building objects with shapes activity has Kindergarten to 2nd Grade children build six flat shapes with crayons, then count sides and corners on a recording sheet. Answer key included.
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How to Teach Building Shapes
This building objects with shapes activity lets young learners make flat shapes with their own hands. Children lay crayons end to end to build a triangle, a square, a rectangle, a rhombus, a pentagon and a hexagon. Building a shape side by side helps children notice what makes it that shape: how many sides it has and how many corners it has, no matter how big it is or which way it is turned.
About the Building Objects with Shapes Activity
The pack includes six shape builder cards. Each card names a shape and shows a model made from crayons, so children can copy it on the table with real crayons. After they build a shape, they draw it on the Shape Builder Recording Sheet and write how many sides and corners it has. The rectangle card takes two crayons on each long side, which starts a great talk about the difference between a crayon and a side. A 1st Grade practice worksheet follows with six shapes turned in new ways, and answer keys are included for the recording sheet and the worksheet.
What’s Included
- A colorful cover page
- A How to Use page with materials, prep tips and steps
- 6 shape builder cards: triangle, square, rectangle, rhombus, pentagon and hexagon
- A Shape Builder Recording Sheet
- A 1st Grade practice worksheet: count the sides and corners
- Answer keys for the recording sheet and the worksheet
Why Kids Love It
- Building shapes with crayons is hands-on and feels like play.
- Every card gives a clear model, so children can check their own work.
- Counting sides and corners gives children words to describe any shape they see.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Use the building objects with shapes activity in a math center, during a small-group geometry lesson, or at home with a box of crayons. Kindergarten students can build and name each shape with a partner. 1st and 2nd Grade students can turn each shape a new way, build bigger shapes with pencils, or sort the shapes by the number of sides. This kindergarten geometry activity also makes a quick review before a shapes test.
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