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Describe shapes and space.
General Information
Number: MA.K.G.2
Title: BIG IDEA 2
Type: Big Idea
Subject: X-Mathematics (former standards - 2008) - Archived
Grade: K
Body of Knowledge: Geometry

Related Benchmarks

This cluster includes the following benchmarks.

Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Independent

MA.K.G.2.In.a
Sort objects by single attributes, including shape and size.
MA.K.G.2.In.b
Match and name two-dimensional shapes, including circle and square.
MA.K.G.2.In.c
Match examples of three-dimensional objects, such as balls (spheres) and blocks (cubes).
MA.K.G.2.In.d
Identify shapes, including circle and square, in the environment.
MA.K.G.2.In.e
Identify spatial relationships, including in, out, up, down, top, bottom, on, and off.

Supported

MA.K.G.2.Su.a
Sort common objects by size.
MA.K.G.2.Su.b
Identify square objects or pictures when given the name.
MA.K.G.2.Su.c
Identify three-dimensional objects, such as a block (cube) or ball (sphere).
MA.K.G.2.Su.d
Identify square shapes in the environment when given the name.
MA.K.G.2.Su.e
Identify spatial relationships, including on, off, up, and down.

Participatory

MA.K.G.2.Pa.a
Recognize a common object with a two-dimensional shape.
MA.K.G.2.Pa.b
Recognize a common three-dimensional object.
MA.K.G.2.Pa.c
Recognize a movement that reflects a spatial relationship, such as up and down.

Related Resources

Vetted resources educators can use to teach the concepts and skills in this topic.

Lesson Plans

Shape the Shapes:

In this lesson, students will learn to identify, describe, and sort two-dimensional shapes (circles, triangles, rectangles, and squares) through music, movement, and hands-on exploration.

Type: Lesson Plan

Sorting Junk!:

In this lesson, students will sort junk boxes to help them understand Physical science benchmarks. Students will also access website to reinforce sorting and technology skills.

Type: Lesson Plan

Going On a Shape Hunt: Integrating Math and Literacy :

Integrating mathematics and literacy allows students to develop an understanding of the place of mathematics in their world. Students are introduced to the idea of shapes through a read-aloud session with an appropriate book. They then use models to learn the names of shapes, work together and individually to locate shapes in their real-world environment, practice spelling out the names of shapes they locate, and reflect in writing on the process. This lesson provides opportunities to engage students using many different learning modalities.

Type: Lesson Plan

Teaching Ideas

Thinking Math. Questions to ask and games to play to help children think mathematically.:

This resource provides teaching ideas related to counting and comparing/sorting different items.

Type: Teaching Idea

Shapes of Africa:

In this lesson plan, students learn how to find shapes in their world using the children's book, A Triangle for Adaora by Ifeoma Onyefulu.

Type: Teaching Idea

Polygons and Shapely Lines:

This activity gives students practice drawing straight lines with a ruler and looking for and categorizing shapes, for example, by the number of sides in polygons. The Teachers' Notes page includes suggestions for implementation, discussion questions and ideas for extension.

Type: Teaching Idea

Thinking Math. Questions to ask and games to play to help children think mathematically.:

This resource provides teaching ideas related to counting and comparing/sorting different items.

Type: Teaching Idea

Video/Audio/Animations

3D Shapes Video:

This upbeat music video reviews 3D shapes including the sphere, cylinder, cube, cone, and pyramid. As each 3D shape is presented, examples of things we see every day that have the same shape are also shown for reinforcement.

(Length: 3:02)

Type: Video/Audio/Animation

The Shape Song:

This video features a sing-along song about shapes. The first half of this song is for preschoolers: circle, triangle, rectangle, square. The second half is for primary grade students: oval, diamond, heart, crescent, rhombus, trapezoid, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, and octagon.

Type: Video/Audio/Animation

Virtual Manipulative

Patch Tool:

This virtual manipulative allows you to create patches and more complex figures using the provided 2-dimensional geometric shapes.

Type: Virtual Manipulative

Student Resources

Vetted resources students can use to learn the concepts and skills in this topic.

Virtual Manipulative

Patch Tool:

This virtual manipulative allows you to create patches and more complex figures using the provided 2-dimensional geometric shapes.

Type: Virtual Manipulative

Parent Resources

Vetted resources caregivers can use to help students learn the concepts and skills in this topic.

Video/Audio/Animations

3D Shapes Video:

This upbeat music video reviews 3D shapes including the sphere, cylinder, cube, cone, and pyramid. As each 3D shape is presented, examples of things we see every day that have the same shape are also shown for reinforcement.

(Length: 3:02)

Type: Video/Audio/Animation

The Shape Song:

This video features a sing-along song about shapes. The first half of this song is for preschoolers: circle, triangle, rectangle, square. The second half is for primary grade students: oval, diamond, heart, crescent, rhombus, trapezoid, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, and octagon.

Type: Video/Audio/Animation