Shape provocations kindergarten

Teaching shapes to kindergarten is part of many standards based curriculums. I wanted to share creative ways for teaching 2D shapes in kindergarten.

Grab these printable 2D Shape STEM challenge cards to add to your pattern blocks! Hands-on way for kindergarten aged children and first graders to learn how to make new shapes from other 2D shapes. These easy to prep printable 2D shape cards include three different sets of cards to challenge children while they learn about shapes and geometry in math while making differentiation easier than ever! #kindergartenmathcenters #stemcenters #firstgrademath #2dshapes #patternblockactivities

Kindergarten Math Made Fun Unit 9 is here, and it's all about SHAPES! This hands-on, engaging and FUN unit will get kids excited about basic shapes! Not

People often wonder how to explain 3D shapes to kindergarten (especially the difference between 2D and 3D shapes). Here's my favorite way of doing this.

We have been learning about 3-D shapes. We compared the shapes by whether they can roll slide or both. We also sorted real objects by their 3-D shape. We made the shapes with playdough and we read the Math Start Book Jack the Builder and created our own 3-D sculptures and charted how many of each 3-D shape we used.

Here is a great way to teach shapes in a creative way! By using art and color the room activities, this will have your students excited for math!

"Many people think of geometry mostly in terms of vocabulary-do students recognize triangles, do they know what a square is, do they know w...

#Kindergarten students can discover the various attributes of #shapes, #explore patterns or #create mosaic pictures in this inviting provocation after reading the story #MouseShapes by #EllenStollWalsh. #ELP

I am a Reggio Emilia inspired Full Day Kindergarten teacher and mother to three young children. This blog is meant as a communication tool for the families of our children and as a learning tool for the many educators who follow us. Please feel free to comment on posts and participate in our collective understanding of emergent curriculum.