Fun, age-appropriate kindergarten activities and ideas to teach, practice and master 2D and 3D shapes.
Practice describing 3D shapes with this fun hide-n-seek game for kindergarten. Students will describe a shape using vocabulary to look for hidden pirate treasure. This free hide-n-seek game is designed to play whole group or small group in kindergarten. Let me show you how to play and give you the free download so you can…
Learn to identify 2D shapes in kindergarten with this free roll-a-shape activity. Kindergarten students need to get familiar with basic 2D shapes like the rectangle, square, triangle, hexagon, circle and triangle right away. Here is a free beginning-of-the-year activity kinders can use to practice recognizing shapes. Let’s go over what teaching 2D shapes looks like…
Introduce how to describe 2D shapes by simply using dots and lines. Here is a free printable booklet to describe the attributes of 2D shapes for kindergarten. Let me share why it works, how I used it and how to make it for your classroom. Why it works This little mini-book could be called a…
In kindergarten, students are expected to describe shapes like a circle, square, hexagon and triangle with the number of sides and vertices. What’s a fun, smart way to get them practicing this skill? A game. Here is a free 2D shapes game where students feel and describe shapes with a partner. Let me share how…
While I think using a classic game like bingo isn’t always the most effective way to teach a classroom skill – I do think you can give it a twist and make it worthy of small group time. Here is a free describing 2D shapes bingo game I created that is worthy of such instructional…
Here are some favorite kindergarten videos on describing and naming 2D shapes. These videos are quick and very handy to use in lessons or during a transition. For example, you just might need a learning video to supplement what you’re teaching or a brain break video that can help get the wiggles out. Let’s look…
People often wonder how to explain 3D shapes to kindergarten (especially when they have to be able to tell the difference between 2D and 3D shapes). Let me share my favorite way of doing this. If you’re looking for how to explain 2D shapes to kindergarten then you should check out these awesome ideas below because the…
Teaching shapes to kindergarten is part of many standards-based curriculums. When you teach 2D shapes, you’re covering some basic geometry skills your kinders will build from for years to come. Let’s look at how to teach 2D shapes and dig into some 2d shape activities and games to help you cover this topic. How to…
Teaching the basics in kindergarten can go a long way. I find it key to teach the little stuff right up front in order to make the benefits lasts all year. I think that teaching kindergartners how to draw 2D shapes would fit in the list of the basics. Not only do they have to…
Describing 3D shapes in kindergarten is now an expectation as it is a key geometry standard. This standard focuses on four main 3D shapes: cylinder sphere cube cone Students should be able to describe the faces, vertices, and edges of each shape. So, what are some 3D shapes activities for kindergarten and resources for practicing…
Work on identifying 3D shapes or describing 3D shapes with a free printable bingo game for kindergarten. Here is a bingo game that I made for my kindergarten class to play in small groups. Let me show you how to play it, how to make it, and give you the free download. Bingo is such…