Standard #: MAFS.K.G.2.5 (Archived Standard)


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Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.


General Information

Subject Area: Mathematics
Grade: K
Domain-Subdomain: Geometry
Cluster: Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes. (Supporting Cluster) -

Clusters should not be sorted from Major to Supporting and then taught in that order. To do so would strip the coherence of the mathematical ideas and miss the opportunity to enhance the major work of the grade with the supporting clusters.

Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Content Complexity Rating: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts - More Information
Date of Last Rating: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved - Archived

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Related Resources

Formative Assessments

Name Description
Hexagonal Tiles

Students examine a picture of hexagonal tiles and draw a model of a tile.

Modeling the Shape of the Door

Students draw the outline of the door.

Model the Shapes

Students look at two photographs taken at a school and choose a shape from one of the photographs to model or draw.

Draw a Triangle

Students draw a triangle and explain their reasoning in drawing the shape.

Lesson Plans

Name Description
Creating Shapes in Our World

In this lesson, students will work with 3-Dimensional shapes identifying attributes of the shapes and recreating them. Students will create, identify and describe 3-Dimensional shapes as part of the assessment process.

Understanding Polygons

This is a simple and fun activity that is great to incorporate into your geometry unit. As you read "The Greedy Triangle" aloud, the students "create" each shape with marshmallows and pretzel sticks - as you are reading the story, they complete a sheet in which they write the name of each shape, draw the shape, and record the number of sides and vertices each shape has.

Shape Creator

In this lesson, students will be taking their knowledge of two-dimensional shapes and applying it to recognizing combinations of shapes in real-world objects. They will also sketch these shapes and use them to model real-world objects.

3D Shape Shifters

This is a hands-on lesson that introduces and allows students to identify and build three-dimensional figures including rectangular prisms, square pyramids, and cubes. The students will also gain an understanding of what a vertex is, and how many vertices a given shape has.

Original Student Tutorial

Name Description
Building Shapes With Becca

Help Becca identify and build shapes that you see in the world around you as you complete this interactive tutorial.

Teaching Ideas

Name Description
String Shapes In this activity, learners work together to make polygons with string. Learners explore making different kinds of triangles, quadrilaterals, and other polygons. Through teacher-led questioning and discussion, students can analyze and compare two dimensional shapes in different sizes and orientations, as well as similarities, differences, and attributes. (Please note: the understanding of concave & convex polygons are not part of kindergarten geometry standards.)
Shape Hunt

To give students opportunities to recognize, describe, build, and explore shapes in many different contexts.

Virtual Manipulative

Name Description
Patch Tool

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

Student Resources

Original Student Tutorial

Name Description
Building Shapes With Becca:

Help Becca identify and build shapes that you see in the world around you as you complete this interactive tutorial.

Virtual Manipulative

Name Description
Patch Tool:

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



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