CCSS Math

2.G.1 – Recognize and draw shapes having specified attributes, such as a given number of angles or a given number of equal faces.¹ Identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes.

Internet Resources (Videos, Websites, etc.)

Arts Edge

1. Adjective Monster
2. All Around the Baseball Field

K-5 Math Teaching Resources

1. My Polygon Riddle
2. Comparing Polygons
3. Comparing 3D Shapes
4. Color Tile Shapes

NCTM Illuminations

1. Creating Polygons
2. Developing Geometry Understandings & Spatial Skills through Puzzlelike Problems w/Tangrams
3. Developing Geometry Understandings & Spatial Skills through Puzzlelike Problems w/Tangrams: Tangram Challenges
4. Geoboards
5. Geometric Understanding Through Tangram Puzzles
6. Investigating Shapes
7. Investigating the Concept of Triangle and Properties of Polygons: Creating Polygons
8. Investigating the Concept of Triangle and the Properties of Polygons: Making Triangles
9. Making Triangles
10. Making Triangles
11. Making Virtual Triangles
12. Shape Cutter
13. Shapes Art
14. Tangram Challenges
15. Tangram Puzzles
16. Three Sides
17. Tracing and Drawing

Online Practice from IXL

1. Geometry: Identify planar and solid shapes
2. Geometry: Compare sides, vertices, edges, and faces
3. Geometry: Count sides, vertices, edges, and faces

Read Write Think

1. Going on a Shape Hunt: Integrating Math and Literacy
2. Teaching Shapes Using Read-Alouds, Visualization, and Sketch to Stretch
3. We’re Going on a Shape Hunt!

Science Net Links

1. Shape Hunt