Mathematics Kindergarten
Educational Links

Strand: GEOMETRY (K.G)

Identify and describe shapes, including squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres (Standards K.G.1-3). Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes (Standards K.G.4-6).

Standard K.G.5

Model and create shapes from components such as sticks and clay balls.

• Alike or Different Game
  In this task/game students are given a set of cards showing various shapes. The student pairs take turns drawing two cards and naming something that is the ALIKE or DIFFERENT between the two cards.
• Geometry (K.G) - Core Guide
  The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and educators around the state of Utah developed these guides for Kindergarten Mathematics - Geometry (K.G)
• Georgia Standards of Excellence Mathematics
  GeorgiaStandards.Org (GSO) is a free, public website providing information and resources necessary to help meet the educational needs of students. The goal of this web site is to provide information that will enhance and support teaching and learning of Georgia standards.
• IXL Game: Identify Shapes
  This IXL game helps the kindergartener correctly name shapes. This is just one of many online games that supports the Utah Math core. Note: The IXL site requires subscription for unlimited use.
• Kindergarten Mathematics (Engage NY)
  In order to assist educators with the implementation of the Common Core, the New York State Education Department provides curricular modules in Pre-K-Grade 12 English Language Arts and Mathematics that schools and districts can adopt or adapt for local purposes.
• Kindergarten Mathematics Module 6: Analyzing, Comparing, and Composing Shapes
  Kindergarten comes to a close with another opportunity for students to explore geometry in Module 6. Throughout the year, students have built an intuitive understanding of two- and three-dimensional figures by examining exemplars, variants, and non-examples. They have used geometry as a context for exploring numerals as well as comparing attributes and quantities. To wrap up the year, students further develop their spatial reasoning skills and begin laying the groundwork for an understanding of area through composition of geometric figures.
• Kindergarten Unit 3: Sophisticated Shapes (Georgia Standards)
  Students describe their physical world using geometric ideas (e.g., shape, orientation, spatial relations) and vocabulary. They identify, name, and describe basic two-dimensional shapes, such as squares, triangles, circles, rectangles, and hexagons, presented in a variety of ways (e.g., with different sizes and orientations), as well as three-dimensional shapes such as cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres. They use basic shapes and spatial reasoning to model objects in their environment and to construct more complex shapes.

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