Title: Education World - Circles, Squares, Triangles and Rectangles
Description: This web site contains a variety of activities for teaching students about shapes.
Standard(s):
[MA2010] (0) 17: 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. [K-G1]
[MA2010] (0) 18: Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. [K-G2]
[MA2010] (1) 19: Distinguish between defining attributes (e.g., triangles are closed and three-sided) versus non-defining attributes (e.g., color, orientation, overall size); build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes. [1-G1]

Title: Am I a Circle, Square, Triangle, or Rectangle?
Description: This is a lesson plan for teaching students to identify circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles and to be able to talk about shapes.
Standard(s):
[MA2010] (0) 17: 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. [K-G1]
[MA2010] (0) 18: Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. [K-G2]

Title: IXL Math - Identify Circles, Squares, and Triangles
Description: This page asks students to select a circle, square, or triangle.
Standard(s):
[MA2010] (0) 17: 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. [K-G1]
[MA2010] (0) 18: Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. [K-G2]

Title: Do2Learn: Shapes
Description: This site provides multiple ideas with printable activities to teach basic shapes.
Standard(s):
[MA2010] (0) 18: Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. [K-G2]

Title: Rotational Symmetry
Description: Students demonstrate rotational symmetry using pattern blocks.
Standard(s):
[MA2010] (0) 18: Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. [K-G2]
[MA2010] (2) 24: Recognize and draw shapes having specified attributes such as a given number of angles or a given number of equal faces. (Sizes are compared directly or visually, not compared by measuring.) Identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes. [2-G1]
[MA2010] (4) 28: Recognize a line of symmetry for a two-dimensional figure as a line across the figure such that the figure can be folded along the line into matching parts. Identify line-symmetric figures and draw lines of symmetry. [4-G3]

Title: Circle, Triangle, Rectangle, Square...
Description: This lesson reinforces the idea of shapes in the environment by asking students to use two-dimensional shapes (e.g., circle, triangle, square, rectangle, oval) to create a picture.
Standard(s):
[MA2010] (0) 17: 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. [K-G1]
[MA2010] (0) 18: Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. [K-G2]

Title: Shapes
Description: This page has several ideas for teaching shapes.
Standard(s):
[MA2010] (0) 18: Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. [K-G2]

Title: The Shape of Things
Description: This lesson is designed to help children see how a few simple shapes make up many of things we have in the world. It includes activities to give students experience with identifying and naming shapes.
Standard(s):
[MA2010] (0) 17: 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. [K-G1]
[MA2010] (0) 18: Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. [K-G2]

Title: Shapes
Description: This page contains a pdf of geomertic shapes in bold color.
Standard(s):
[MA2010] (0) 18: Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. [K-G2]

Title: Story of Shapes
Description: Short animation describing a square, a triangle, a circle, and a star.
Standard(s):
[MA2010] (0) 18: Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. [K-G2]

Title: IXL Math - Identify Circles, Squares, and Triangles
Description: This page asks students to select a circle, square, or triangle.
Standard(s):
[MA2010] (0) 17: 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. [K-G1]
[MA2010] (0) 18: Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. [K-G2]

Title: Shape Worksheets
Description: This page offers a number of shape worksheets. Many of the shape worksheets incorporate color recognition, fine motor skills, numbers, and concepts such as large and small.
Standard(s):
[MA2010] (0) 18: Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. [K-G2]