This document provides an overview of a 1st grade math class on shapes that includes: - Introductions to basic 2D shapes (circle, square, rectangle, star, triangle, oval, crescent, heart, hexagon) and 3D shapes (cube, pyramid, cylinder, sphere, cone, rectangular prism) - Worksheets, games and activities for students to practice identifying shapes - Books the class will read about shapes - An art project and shape scavenger hunt - A test to conclude the lesson

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

2. Today class we
are going to
learn all about
Shapes!!

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10.  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!

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

12. 3D SHAPES
We will now learn
about shapes that are
3 dimensional!
These shapes have
length, width, and
height!

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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!

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. WORKSHEETS THAT WE ARE GOING TO
WORK ON
 http://www.mathworksheetwizard.com/files/touch
.html
 http://www.mathworksheetwizard.com/files/matc
hup.html
 http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/matc
hing-shapes/
 http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/geometr
y/solids-poly.pdf

20. GAMES WE ARE GOING TO PLAY AS A CLASS
 Bingo
http://www.mathworksheetwizard.co
m/files/bingo4x4.html
 Spinner
http://www.mathworksheetwizard.co
m/files/spinner.html
 Class Scavenger hunt
 Shapes board Game
http://www.mathworksheetwizard.co
m/files/boardgame.html

21. 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/boo
ks/shapes/

22. BOOKS WE ARE GOING TO READ!
1. Shapes in Nature by Feldman, Judy
2. Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh
3. Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns

23. Does anyone
have any
questions?
Please Ask!

24. Time for a Test!

25. Thank you for paying
attention and having
FUN!