What this lesson shows
A window is a rectangle, a clock is a circle, a ball is a sphere, and a can is a cylinder.
The worked example
The lesson works this one step by step: cylinder (question 1). Then your kid tries one like it on paper.
The steps
- A window: a rectangle
- A clock: a circle
- A ball: a sphere
- A can: a cylinder
Helping at home
Read each box aloud. Then take a shape walk around the house: a door, a plate, an orange, a cup. Your kid names the shape of each one.
If your kid gets stuck
What shape is it? Count the sides, or look for round parts.
Watch it with Lux
With Lux, this lesson is a narrated video and a printed page your kid works on. Then Lux helps with the same math on their own worksheet, one question at a time.
Standards
- Common Core K.G.A.1
Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
Matches standards in 47 statesSee each state's code
- Alabama MA19.K.18
- Alaska K.G.1
- Arizona K.G.A.1
- Arkansas K.GM.1
- California K.G.A.1
- Colorado K.G.A.1
- Connecticut K.G.A.1
- Delaware K.G.A.1
- District of Columbia K.G.A.1
- Florida MA.K.GR.1.4
- Georgia K.GSR.8.2, K.GSR.8.3
- Hawaii K.G.A.1
- Idaho K.G.A.1
- Illinois K.G.A.1
- Iowa K.G.A.1
- Kansas K.G.1
- Kentucky KY.K.G.1.a, KY.K.G.1.b
- Louisiana K.G.A.1
- Maine K.G.A.1
- Maryland K.GR.B.4, K.GR.B.5
- Massachusetts K.G.A.1
- Michigan K.G.A.1
- Minnesota K.3.1.3, K.3.2.1
- Mississippi K.G.1
- Missouri K.GM.C.6, K.GM.C.7
- Montana MT.K.G.1, MT.K.G.5
- Nebraska K.G.1.c
- Nevada K.G.A.1
- New Hampshire K.G.A.1
- New Jersey K.G.A.1
- New Mexico K.G.A.1
- New York NY-K.G.1, NY-K.G.5
- North Carolina NC.K.G.1
- Ohio K.G.1
- Oklahoma K.GM.1.6, K.GM.2.1
- Oregon K.GM.A.1
- Pennsylvania CC.2.3.K.A.1
- Rhode Island K.G.A.1
- South Carolina 1.MGSR.2.3, K.MGSR.2.1, K.MGSR.2.2, 2.MGSR.2.1
- South Dakota K.G.A.1
- Tennessee K.G.A.1
- Texas 111.2.b.6.B
- Utah K.G.1
- Vermont K.G.A.1
- Washington K.G.A.1
- West Virginia M.K.20
- Wisconsin M.K.G.A.1