K.G.A Lesson Plans
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A
:"Identify and describe shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres)."
These lesson plans can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
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Shapes for Kindergarten!
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Shapes for Kindergarten!
Identifying shapes and colors will come easily to students after listening to songs, playing bingo, and coloring a worksheet!
Kindergarten
Math
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Shape Identification: Bake 'N Buy
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Shape Identification: Bake 'N Buy
Learning about shapes isn't "square" with this lesson! Students will learn what makes up a shape and learn to draw them themselves which will turn into a fun hands-on clay molding activity.
Kindergarten
Math
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Finding All of the Flat Shapes
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Finding All of the Flat Shapes
2D shapes are all around us! In this lesson students will explore the properties of four different shapes—triangles, circles, rectangles, and squares! They will learn that they can find these shapes anywhere in the world around us.
Kindergarten
Math
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Quizzical Shapes
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Quizzical Shapes
Shapes, shapes everywhere! In this lesson, your students will identify shapes and differentiate between the geometrical figures. They will also learn about sides and angles in every shape.
Kindergarten
Math
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Shapes Inside Shapes
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Shapes Inside Shapes
Look all around! We can find 2D shapes inside 3D shapes wherever we go! In this lesson, students will sort shapes and recognize the 2D components of common 3D shapes.
Kindergarten
Math
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String Shapes!
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String Shapes!
Give your students some early practice with shapes using this simple lesson. Young learners will have a great time creating shapes using pieces of string.
Kindergarten
Math
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Shape Jumble: Matching
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Shape Jumble: Matching
This is a fun lesson for your students to learn shapes while playing an engaging matching game. Your students will also get to practice their fine motor skills in this lesson.
Kindergarten
Math
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Solid Shapes: Identifying 3D Shapes
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Solid Shapes: Identifying 3D Shapes
Introduce your students to 3D solid geometric shapes and encourage them explore their everyday space for these shapes. In this lesson, they will learn to look at a ball as a sphere!
Kindergarten
Math
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Rhythm Patterns
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Rhythm Patterns
Let's get clapping! Help students extend their knowledge of patterns by using rhythm. After making musical patterns, students will translate the patterns into shape patterns.
Preschool
Math
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Tangrams: An Ancient Chinese Puzzle
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Tangrams: An Ancient Chinese Puzzle
How do you build spatial reasoning, critical thinking, and problem solving skills while doing something that is fun? With tangrams! In honor of Chinese New Year, this lesson introduces your students to the Chinese puzzle of tangrams.
Kindergarten
Math
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Where Is It?
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Where Is It?
Use a scavenger hunt, art activity, and stickers to help kindergarteners understand shapes and positional language.
Kindergarten
Math
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The Seven Continents: A Geography Lesson
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The Seven Continents: A Geography Lesson
Where in the world do you live? Use this fun geography and math lesson to find out! Students will love creating their very own world map as they learn all about the seven continents.
Kindergarten
Math
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Location Freeze Dance
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Location Freeze Dance
In this fun dance lesson students will get to combine a math lesson with dancing! Help students master the meaning of location words as they move around the classroom.
Kindergarten
Math
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Magic 2D Shapes
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Magic 2D Shapes
In this mini-lesson, your ELs will learn all about 2D shapes using hands on practice! This can be used as a stand-alone or support lesson for the Shape It Up lesson plan.
Preschool
Math
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Shapes in the World
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Shapes in the World
Your ELs will love learning all about shapes in this fun hands-on lesson plan. Students will practice identifying shapes using everday objects. It can be used as a stand alone or support lesson plan for the Super Shapes lesson plan.
Preschool
Math
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Where Does It Go?
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Where Does It Go?
In this fun hands on lesson, students will be introduced to and get practice using positional language!
Preschool
Math
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How Do You Know the Shape?
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How Do You Know the Shape?
In this fun music and text inspired lesson plan your students will love making their own shape pictures as they learn all about 2D shapes! It can be used on its own or as support for the lesson Fingerpaint and Fun with Shapes.
Preschool
Math
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Dancing Directions
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Dancing Directions
In this fun lesson plan, your students will love learning all about describing location using games, stories, and dancing! This can be used as a stand alone or pre-lesson for the Where is It? lesson plan.
Kindergarten
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Making Shapes
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Making Shapes
Help your students get comfortable with 2D shapes using this fun arts-inspired lesson plan!
Kindergarten
Math
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All About Tangram Puzzles
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All About Tangram Puzzles
Students will love composing shapes using tangrams in this hands-on lesson! Use this plan alone or as a support lesson plan for the Tangrams: An Ancient Chinese Puzzle lesson plan.
Kindergarten
Math
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Making Patterns
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Making Patterns
In this lesson plan, students will practice identifying, creating and describing their very own patterns using positional language! It can be used alone or as a support lesson for the It's Pattern Time lesson plan.
Preschool
Math
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Outer Space Shapes
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Outer Space Shapes
In this fun space themed lesson plan, students will learn practice comparing and contrasting 2D and 3D shapes. This can be used as a stand alone lesson or pre-lesson for the Shapes Inside Shapes lesson plan.
Kindergarten
Math
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All About Location
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All About Location
Your students will love this active lesson all about spatial awareness and an introduction to prepositions! It can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the lesson plan Where Does It Go?
Preschool
Math
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One of These Things
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One of These Things
This hands-on geometry lesson is a great introduction to 2D shapes for your ELs. This can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the String Shapes lesson plan.
Preschool
Math
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It's a Shape Zoo!
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It's a Shape Zoo!
Preschool students will love getting creative as they make shape animals while learning all about 2D shapes in this fun lesson! It can be used as a stand alone or support lesson plan for the Shapes and Shadows lesson plan.
Preschool
Math
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Stamping Patterns
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Stamping Patterns
Your students will love learning about patterns and positional language as they create their very own piece of art! It can be used alone or as a support lesson for the Pasta Patterning lesson plan.
Preschool
Math
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Pattern Snakes
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Pattern Snakes
During this art-inspired lesson plan, your students will practice identifying, building, and describing simple patterns!
Preschool
Math
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All About 3D Shapes
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All About 3D Shapes
In this hands-on lesson plan, students will learn learn all about 3D shapes in the real world. Can be used as a stand alone lesson or pre-lesson for the Solid Shapes lesson plan.
Kindergarten
Math
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Get to Know Mae Jemison
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Get to Know Mae Jemison
Mae Jemison was the first African American female astronaut to enter space. Use the Get to Know Mae Jemison lesson plan to learn more about this famous scientist. Children will then read and write about her, and create their own paper rocket.
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Kindergarten Daily Sub Plan C
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Kindergarten Daily Sub Plan C
Planning for a substitute in the classroom has never been easier than with this daily kindergarten sub plan! Your substitute can keep your students learning in your absence by using these lessons, worksheets, and activities.
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