Solid figures activities

Use mini marshmallows and toothpics to make 3-D figures. Easy for kids to understand edges and vertices.

We will discuss about basic solid shapes. We see a variety of solid objects in our surroundings. Solid objects have one or more shapes like the following. Match the objects with similar shape.

Download 19 worksheets on 3D or solid shapes (i.e. sphere, cone, cylinder, cube, rectangular prism or cuboid and pyramid) suitable for kindergarten class.

Graphing Solid Figures. Step 1: student chooses 1 item and places it on the graph. No talking allowed (I used the silent star). Step 2: building the graph. Step 3: this is where everything was after initial placement. Took down silent star and asked if there were objects that needed to be moved. Students then moved the object, explained their thinking and took signals from the group. Lots of good discussion and some disagreements at this point! Step 4: final placement of objects.

Flocabulary inspired attributes of plane and solid figures anchor chart

Chances are your child already knows a few geometry terms. Give him an introduction to the mathematical aspects of shape recognition with this worksheet.

Looking for a fun way to teach 2D shapes? This marshmallow geometry activity will do the trick - and fill your tummy!

3D solid figures

Last week we wrapped up our geometry unit with our Solid Shape Museum. This activity is a favorite of mine. I often change activities from year to year. I guess I'm always looking to see if some new approach might be better than another. But, the Solid Shape Museum has been a keeper. The Solid Shape Museum is fun for students, it gives them a chance to tie-in real world examples to our math, and it is a fabulous assessment tool. It's a win-win-win. Not that, over the years, I haven't tweaked…