MAFS.K.G.2.5Archived 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: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
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

Related Courses

This benchmark is part of these courses.
5012020: Grade Kindergarten Mathematics (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
7712015: Access Mathematics - Grade Kindergarten (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
5020070: STEM Lab Kindergarten (Specifically in versions: 2016 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
5012005: Foundational Skills in Mathematics K-2 (Specifically in versions: 2019 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))

Related Access Points

Alternate version of this benchmark for students with significant cognitive disabilities.

Related Resources

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

Formative Assessments

Hexagonal Tiles:

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

Type: Formative Assessment

Modeling the Shape of the Door:

Students draw the outline of the door.

Type: Formative Assessment

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.

Type: Formative Assessment

Draw a Triangle:

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

Type: Formative Assessment

Lesson Plans

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.

Type: Lesson Plan

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.

Type: Lesson Plan

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.

Type: Lesson Plan

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.

Type: Lesson Plan

Original Student Tutorial

Building Shapes With Becca:

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

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Teaching Ideas

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.)

Type: Teaching Idea

Shape Hunt:

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

Type: Teaching Idea

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

MFAS Formative Assessments

Draw a Triangle:

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

Hexagonal Tiles:

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

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.

Modeling the Shape of the Door:

Students draw the outline of the door.

Original Student Tutorials Mathematics - Grades K-5

Building Shapes With Becca:

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

Student Resources

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

Original Student Tutorial

Building Shapes With Becca:

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

Type: Original Student Tutorial

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 benchmark.