NC.K.G.5

Model shapes in the world by:

Building and drawing triangles, rectangles, squares, hexagons, circles.
Building cubes, cones, spheres, and cylinders.

Step 1: Lesson Standards & Learning Goals

In this standard, students are expected to build and draw two-dimensional shapes and build three-dimensional shapes. This standard allows opportunities for students to build or draw shapes (NC.K.G.5) and then describe them using informal language (NC.K.G.4)

Two-dimensional shapes: Triangles, rectangles, squares, and hexagons all have straight sides. Students should be able to identify and point out the number of sides and corners (vertices) in these shapes. Students may use materials, such as toothpicks, popsicle sticks or Q-tips to create these shapes.

Three-dimensional shapes: Students are expected to use materials to build these shapes. Modeling clay, toothpicks with gummy bears or marshmallows, or other materials can be made. Use caution with food products due to allergens.

*Teachers should use discretion with kindergarten students about drawings that may have curved sides due to fine motor development.

Sample Essential Questions

How can I build and draw triangles, rectangles, squares, hexagons, and circles?
How can I use flat shapes to build cubes, cones, spheres, and cylinders?
How do shapes fit together and come apart?
How can solid figures be used to make new three dimensional figures?

Vocabulary

sides
edges
corners
vertices(vertex)
face
lines
curves

Students will be able to...

Draw and create 2-dimensional shapes using art or building materials.
Use 2-dimensional shapes and knowledge of their attributes to build 3-dimensional shapes.
Model shapes in the real world.

Students will know...

Two-dimensional shapes can be built using other shapes.
Three-dimensional shapes are created from two-dimensional shapes.
Shapes can be found in the environment in the form of buildings, foods, everyday objects, and more (ex. buildings - rectangles; pizza - circle or triangle; tires - circles; soccer ball - sphere).

Step 2: Assessment

NCDPI Math Assessment Released Forms

- Grade K Math Assessment Practice Prompts
  - Geometry
- Grade K Released Summative Assessments

Tools 4 NC Teachers

Exit Tickets - Geometry

Step 3: Lesson Instructions

Possible Activating Strategies

Quick Talk

What are some materials in the classroom that we can use to build shapes?

Exploration or Experience

Provide students with materials and ask them what shapes they can build with those materials.

Read Aloud

Teacher Resources

Tools for NC Teachers
- Cluster 4 Lessons
Math Expressions - (Barnes and Hearne)
Motivation Math
Think Up! Math
Eureka Math/Engage NY Resources
- Embarc Online (Eureka Math)
  - GK M2 Topic A: Two-Dimensional Flat Shapes
  - GK M2 Topic B: Three-Dimensional Solid Shapes
  - GK M2 Topic C: Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Shapes
- Standards Alignment
- Zearn Math - Online Support Practice for Eureka Math (Requires free account)
North Carolina Collaborative for Mathematics Learning - Kindergarten Instructional Framework
NCDPI Resources
- Math Games Kindergarten
- Kindergarten Math Assessment Practice Prompts

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