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Kindergarten math · Unit 8: Shapes

Solid shapes

What this lesson shows

Sphere, cube, cone, and cylinder, each with a thing from home: a ball, a block, a party hat, a can.

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

  1. Sphere, like a ball
  2. Cube, like a block
  3. Cone, like a party hat
  4. Cylinder, like a can

Helping at home

Read each box aloud. Then go on a hunt at home: a ball, a block, a party hat, a can. Your kid names the solid each one is.

If your kid gets stuck

Ball: sphere. Block: cube. Party hat: cone. Can: cylinder.

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.

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Standards

  • Common Core K.G.A.2
    Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
Matches standards in 49 statesSee each state's code

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