Solid Shapes

Solid Shapes: Identifying 3D
Shapes
Kindergarten Math
by Rekha Mundkur October 16, 2015
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!
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to identify geometric shapes in objects they use in their daily lives.
Materials and preparation
Class set of the Sort 3D Shapes worksheet

Cutouts of 2D shapes
Cutouts of 3D shapes
Pencils
Copy of the Shapes in Our World by Moira
Anderson
Everyday objects with various common 3D
shapes
Paper
Scissors
Attachments
PDF
Sort 3-D Shapes
PDF
Cube Cut-out
PDF
Square Pyramid Cut-out
Introduction (10 minutes)
Tell students that today they are going to learn about 3D geometric shapes.
Show them examples of 2D and 3D shapes, such as a circle and a sphere.
List all of the names of the shapes that your students will be working on.
Ask them to name some shapes they see around them.
Read the book Shapes in Our World by Moira Anderson.
EL
Beginning
Create and pass out a glossary for students to use with shape names in their home language (L1).
Review 2D shapes using the shape song or visuals prior to the start of the lesson.
Intermediate
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Introduce 3D shapes by passing out tactile examples for students to explore.
Ask students to repeat each shape name after you while you display a visual of the 3D shape.
Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling (10 minutes)
Make 3D shapes by folding paper.

Show the folded shapes to your students, and name each shape clearly.
Display the written name of the shape next to the corresponding shape.
Show them some everyday objects that correspond to these shapes.
EL
Beginning
Model creating the steps using step-by-step visual instructions.

Tell students to repeat each shape name back to you while pointing to the shape.
Intermediate
As you introduce the shapes, ask guiding questions such as "How many sides does the ____ have?"
Guided Practice (10 minutes)
Have your students explore the premade folded shapes, everyday objects, and names of the shapes.
Encourage them to count the number of sides of a 2D shape and compare with its 3D shape.
Ask them to look at the names of the shapes and say the names.
Give each student a copy of the Sort 3D Shapes worksheet, and go over the worksheet with them.
EL
Beginning
Put students in small groups for them to explore the premade shapes.
Practice having students say each shape aloud while they hold it.
Intermediate
Say the shape name aloud before having students explore each shape with a partner to support students
as they learn each shape name.
Independent working time (15 minutes)
Instruct your students to complete the worksheet.

EL
Beginning
Group students in pairs to complete their worksheets.

Ask guiding questions to support student understanding, such as "What shape is this? How do you know?
How is it different or the same as ____?"
Intermediate
As students work, encourage them to check their work using visuals or tactile examples (e.g., real world
examples of 3D shapes) to support them.
Related books and/or media
GAME: 2D and 3D Shapes

Differentiation
Enrichment:
Have your students write the names of the shapes without referring to the name tags. Give them
directions to make the folded shapes.
Support:
Help your students by writing the name of the shape with a highlighter, and have them draw 2D shapes
on paper.
Assessment (5 minutes)
Ask questions about the shapes, their names, and commonly seen objects in the environment.
EL
Beginning
As students work, note of any misconceptions or areas of confusion to review and/or reteach.
Intermediate
Use guiding questions to assess if students are able to identify different 3D shapes. For example, "What
shape is this? How do you know?"
Review and closing (10 minutes)
Go over all of the shapes and their names.

Give each student a turn to match the shape to its name.
Ask your students to name common objects in a shape that you call out.
EL
Beginning
Ask students to turn and talk to share their favorite 3D shape with a partner.
Hold up 3D shapes and have students chorally call out the shape names and/or echo them after you.
Intermediate
Tell students to turn and talk to a partner to share shape names and reasoning. Provide sentence frames
for students to use as they identify 3D shapes. For example, "I see a ____. I know it is a ____ because
____."

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Solid Shapes: Identifying 3D

by Rekha Mundkur October 16, 2015

Materials and preparation

Class set of the Sort 3D Shapes worksheet

Introduction (10 minutes)

Get more lesson plans at https://www.education.com/lesson-plans/

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling (10 minutes)

Make 3D shapes by folding paper.

Model creating the steps using step-by-step visual instructions.

Guided Practice (10 minutes)

Independent working time (15 minutes)

Instruct your students to complete the worksheet.

Group students in pairs to complete their worksheets.

Related books and/or media

GAME: 2D and 3D Shapes

Get more lesson plans at https://www.education.com/lesson-plans/

Review and closing (10 minutes)

Go over all of the shapes and their names.

Get more lesson plans at https://www.education.com/lesson-plans/

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