Lesson Plan - Shapes For Kindergarten

Shapes for Kindergarten!
Kindergarten Math
Identifying shapes and colors will come easily to students after listening to songs, playing bingo, and coloring a
worksheet!
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to identify circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles.
Materials and preparation Key terms
Interactive whiteboard or computer and side

projector corner
Color Shape Bingo Game
Class set of Shape Jumble
Crayons
Attachments
Color Shape Bingo Game (PDF)

Shapes Jumble (PDF)
Shape Jumble (PDF)
Introduction (5 minutes)
Gather the students where they can watch the music videos.
Watch Shapes Song and Preschool Shapes song on the interactive whiteboard.
After watching the videos, ask the students which shapes they noticed.
Tell students that today they will be learning about shapes with a fun game and some coloring.
EL
Beginning
Display a variety of real-world objects that show different kinds of shapes.

Name the shapes and have students repeat the shape names back to you.
Intermediate
Point out real-world shapes in the classroom. Ask students to think about places they have seen shapes.
Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling (10 minutes)
Tell your students to sit in a circle.

Place a blue square, yellow circle, orange rectangle, and red triangle in the circle.
Tell your students that you will describe a shape and they are to guess which one it is.
Proceed with the following prompts: something yellow with no sides, something red with three sides,
something blue with four corners, and something orange with four sides. Add more choices to the circle if
your class needs more of a challenge.
Ask your students to think about how a circle is different from a square, and how a square is different
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from a triangle.
Ask your students to describe what a side is, to which they should answer one straight line that makes
part of a shape. Ask your students to describe a corner, where two sides of a shape touch.
EL
Beginning
Hold up each shape and describe it using a think aloud.

Tell students that square, rectangles, and triangles all have corners. Have them create two straight lines
with their arms and join their fingers tips to create a corner while repeating, "Corner."
Model making a circle with your hand and showing students that circles have no sides or corners.
Intermediate
Draw a shape such as a square on the board, and then model changing the nondefining attibutes (e.g., by
using different colors, drawing it bigger or smaller, and making it upside down or sideways).
Explain to students that while the square might look different, we can tell it is a square because it is a
flat, closed shape with four equal sides and four corners.
Guided Practice (20 minutes)
Tell your students that they will be playing Color Shape Bingo.
Hand out the bingo cards and counters.
Put the call out sheet in plain view.
Tell the students to listen and look as you call out the shapes.
First you will describe the shape card in terms of color, number of sides, and number of corners, then you
will show the card for visual matching.
When students have a matching shape they will put a counter on it. Tell the students that they will say
“bingo!” when all four of their shapes are covered. Tell the students that there may be more than one
winner at a time. When someone wins, that person will be the next caller. If more than one child wins at a
time, they will sit together and share the job of being the caller.
As the shapes are called, help the children keep track by placing a counter on the call out sheet. Have
your students trade bingo boards between rounds.
EL
Beginning
Draw the shapes on cardstock and then hold up each shape card (for each round) and say the shape
name aloud. Then, have students repeat the name back to you while looking for it on their bingo board.
Intermediate
Have students make the shape with their hands after finding it on their bingo board.
Independent working time (10 minutes)
Have the students remain in a circle.

Hand out the Shape Jumble worksheet.
Read the instructions and model how to color one or two of the shapes.
Ask your students to raise their hands if they understand what they will be doing.
Dismiss them to work independently.
EL
Beginning
Work with students in a small teacher-led group to identify and color the shapes.
Practice making shapes with tactile materials such as clay, pipe cleaners, or paint to assist students in
identifying shapes.
Intermediate
Pair students together and have them practice identifying the shapes and then comparing them using the
following sentence frames:
A ____ has ____ , but a ____ has ____ .
A ____ and a ____ both have ____ .
Related books and/or media
VIDEO: "Shapes Song" by Education.com

VIDEO: "Preschool Shapes Song" by Education.com
Differentiation
Support:
Struggling students may use a shape chart as they play the game and complete their work. Some
students may benefit from playing the game again in a small group.
Enrichment:
Advanced students may create a picture using shapes.
Assessment (5 minutes)
During guided practice, the students should increase in speed and confidence as the bingo game
progresses. Look for students who need support. Sit closer to them and give clues and encouragement.
During independent practice, the students should follow directions and color accurately.
EL
Beginning
Assess student understanding of shapes by noting which students are unable to identify the shapes
during shape bingo and/or struggling to complete the worksheet.
Ask guiding questions such as "Which shape has four equal sides? Which shape has three sides? How do
you know?"
Intermediate
Partner students, and instruct Partner A to draw a shape. Tell Partner A to give Partner B clues to guess
the shape using the sentence frames:
My shape has ____.
My shape is ____.
Switch roles, and tell Partner B to describe a shape for Partner A to guess.
Review and closing (5 minutes)
Play one of the songs again on the interactive whiteboard.

Ask the students to think about the different shapes.
Invite the students to describe the shapes by their lines and corners. Invite the students to think of other
things they could do with shapes.
Ask your students to volunteer what they will tell their parents about the lesson.
Compliment your students on their hard work!
Optional Closing Activity: Read Brown Rabbit's Shape Book by Alan Baker.
EL

Beginning
Play the songs aditional times, and pause to have students repeat the names of the shapes.
Say a shape name and have students make the shape with their fingers.
Intermediate
Have students turn and talk to share the defining attributes of shapes.

Shape Jumble
Color all the circles red, all the triangles blue,
and all the squares green.

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Shape Jumble
Color all the circles red, all the triangles blue, and all the squares green .
1. How many circles did you color? __________

2. How many triangles did you color? __________
3. How many squares did you color? __________
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Shapes for Kindergarten!

Students will be able to identify circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles.

Materials and preparation Key terms

Interactive whiteboard or computer and side

Color Shape Bingo Game (PDF)

Display a variety of real-world objects that show diﬀerent kinds of shapes.

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling (10 minutes)

Tell your students to sit in a circle.

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Hold up each shape and describe it using a think aloud.

Guided Practice (20 minutes)

Independent working time (10 minutes)

Have the students remain in a circle.

Related books and/or media

VIDEO: "Shapes Song" by Education.com

Advanced students may create a picture using shapes.

Review and closing (5 minutes)

Play one of the songs again on the interactive whiteboard.

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1. How many circles did you color? __________

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