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What Experiences Shaped the Founders' Thinking about Government?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study the ideas and experiences that shaped the founding fathers' perspective about government. For this the government lesson plan, students examine the Articles of Confederation as they relate to the power of government....
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I Know My Colors

For Students 1st - 5th
How well does your beginning Spanish class know their colors? Give them this quick coloring worksheet to find out. Each shape is paired with a color (in Spanish), and youngsters must color the shape with its corresponding color. A fun...
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Write the Word

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
Combine printing practice, shape recognition, and the color red with your kindergartners. They start by tracing the word red and writing it once or twice on their own. Then, they examine an image of flowers and color all the...
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Coloring Shapes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this recognizing a square, ovals, rectangle, and triangle activity, students observe boxes containing various shapes and follow the directions to identify and color each specific shape. Students color 8 shapes.
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Counting Shapes 2

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this recognizing squares, circles, and triangles worksheet, students observe a drawing of a building and count and record the number of each geometric shape. Students write 3 answers.
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Shape Walk

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students go on a shape walk around the school. They record the shapes they see while the teacher take pictures for review back in the classroom.
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Shape Makers

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Classify and explore shapes by giving learners opportunities to handle, describe and classify 2D and 3D shapes. Primary learners will sort objects such as triangles, squares, oblongs, circles, ovals, pentagons, hexagons, diamonds, boxes,...
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Comparing Shapes with Vertices and Sides

For Students 4th - 5th
In this comparing shapes with vertices and sides worksheet, learners choose which of two shapes has more or less vertices or sides for 6 pairs of shapes.
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Different Shapes

For Students Pre-K - K
In this shapes worksheet, students color all the big shapes blue, the middle sized shapes yellow and the small sized shapes red. Then they cut out all the shapes and sort them from big to small.
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Shapes with Sticks

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate three dimensional shapes. They examine a variety of shapes and the relationship between the number of faces, edges, and vertices. Students determine Euler's formula and they create a variety of three dimensional...
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Free Printables: Shape Recognition

For Students K - 7th
In this shape worksheet, students find specific shapes or angles and color them the correct color that is indicated at the top of the worksheet. There are 8 worksheets to select from on this page.
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Recognize the Shapes

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this 3D shapes worksheet, students color the 3D shapes according to the directions given. Students color 12 3D shapes total.
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Match the Shape

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this visual discrimination worksheet, students match the circle, triangle, rectangle, and square to the appropriate everyday objects that have those shapes.
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Shapes, Shapes Everywhere!!!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students set out on a scavenger hunt throughout the school building in search of photos of various shapes to be inserted into a PowerPoint presentation. Students later share their presentations with their peers.
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Color The Shapes In The Shape House

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this color the shapes in the shape house instructional activity, students utilize the primary colors red, blue, green and yellow to color the shape house as directed.
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What Shape is This?

For Students K - 2nd
For this geometry skills worksheet, students respond to 6 questions that require them to examine geometric shapes and identify them as circles, squares, triangles, or rectangles.
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Geometric Shapes

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this geometric shapes worksheet, students respond to 4 multiple choice questions that require them to identify triangles, squares, and rectangles.
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Find the 2D shape

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this 2D shapes instructional activity, students find the rectangular prism, triangular prism, pentagon, and triangle. Students have 3 shapes to choose from in each of the 4 problems.
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The Shape of Me and Other Stuff, by Dr. Seuss: A Class Mural

For Teachers K - 1st
A cut and paste mural activity is a fun activity to complete after reading a Dr. Seuss book. In this shape recognition and art lesson plan, students read the book The Shape of Me and Other Stuff and discuss the main idea. A class...
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Area, Perimeter and Volume

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Develop young mathematicians' knowledge of two- and three-dimensional shapes with this geometry workbook. From learning about the classifications of different shapes and figures to calculating their area, perimeter, and volume, this...
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2D Shapes

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Add a little art into your next class discussion on shape identification. Provided here is a string of images that show two-dimensional shapes found throughout the art world. Oval baskets, hexagonal tiles, and round coins provide...
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Shaping the View: Composition Basics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the elements of composition in various artworks. They analyze and discuss paintings, explore "The National Gallery of Art" website, identify the shape of compositions in paintings, and draw a diagram.
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Shapes

For Teachers K
Students review basic shapes, such as circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles, find objects in those shapes in classroom, watch Clifford's Fun with Shapes video, practice reproducing four shapes, and rotate through four classroom...
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Geometric Shape Dances

For Teachers K - 4th
Students use movement and dance in order to strengthen mathematical understanding of different geometric shapes. The movements are imitating the drawing of shapes and they pick one to make into a dance. Upon beginning the dance music can...