Geometry (Basic Shapes) Created by Ms. Creasy

Line A line goes on “forever” in both directions. It never stops. You know it is a line if it has an arrow on each end. Touch the arrows.

Make an arrow on each end of this line. You have now made a LINE.

Line Segment A line segment is a straight path between 2 points. It has a beginning and an end. Touch the 2 points. This is a line segment.

Draw the points to make this a LINE SEGMENT.

Do you see the difference between these two pictures? Touch the LINE. Touch the LINE SEGMENT.

Make this a line.

Make this a LINE SEGMENT.

Cross out all of the lines.

Draw two line segments below the dog.

Draw two line segments above the frog.

Cross out all of the line segments.

Look at this ladder. Do you see any line segments?

How about now?

Can you draw the line between the 2 points on the steps?

Draw a line between the two points. BRAVO… You just made a LINE SEGMENT.

Trace over the LINE SEGMENTS you see in this picture.

Trace the LINE SEGMENTS you see in this picture.

What do you know about LINES?

What do you know about LINE SEGMENTS?

CIRCLE This is a circle.

A circle’s like a ball, Round and round, It NEVER stops, A circle’s like a ball.

Does this have any LINES or LINE SEGMENTS?

Trace the outside of these circles.

Touch the circles you see. Circles are all around us.

Touch it. Can you find the circle?

Do you see the circles? Touch them. Circles are in our neighborhood.

Do you see the CIRCLE in this fountain? Touch it.

Food can have a circle shape too! TRACE the circles.

What do you know about CIRCLES?

OVAL This is an OVAL.

It is different from a CIRCLE. Can you see why?

Touch the OVAL.

Do you see the ovals in this picture? Trace the full ovals you see.

What about these pictures? Circle the ovals you see.

Trace the ovals.

On the grid, look at each row of circles and ovals. Cross out the ovals and connect them with line segments.

What do you know about OVALS?

A rectangle has 4 sides, Two are LONG, And two are SHORT, A rectangle has four sides.

Rectangles have two SHORT sides and two LONG sides. Touch the LONG sides. (think LINE SEGMENTS)

Rectangles have two SHORT sides and two LONG sides. Touch the SHORT sides. (think LINE SEGMENTS)

Rectangles are everywhere. Do you see the rectangles in these pictures?

Trace the rectangles.

Can you draw a rectangle? Trace the largest rectangle, then draw 2 rectangles of your own starting at the points.

Draw some more…

Circle the rectangles.

Do you see any rectangles? If you do, trace them.

Do you have any of these rectangles on your house? How many rectangles do you see?

What do you know about RECTANGLES?

A square is like a box, It has four sides, They are the same, A square is like a box.

SQUARE This is a square.

SQUARE A square has 4 equal sides. Do you see them? Touch them as you count.

Start at the green point and trace the squares.

Can you see the square? Touch it. How about the rectangle?

Where are the squares in this picture? Trace the ones you can spot.

Cross out the rectangles. Circle the squares.

Count the squares in this picture? There are squares.

Circle the squares.

What do you know about SQUARES?

A triangle has 3 sides, Up the mountain, Down and back, A triangle has three sides.

Triangle All triangles have 3 sides. They are not always the same length. TOUCH the sides as you count.

Look how different these triangles are. Do they all have 3 sides?

Triangles are EVERYWHERE! Can you see the triangles in this picture?

Ring the triangles you see.

Color the triangles red. How many do you see?

Let’s make some triangles of our own. Start at the red point and trace the triangles.

Trace the largest triangle. Then draw two triangles within the largest.

What do you know about TRIANGLES?

It’s time to REVIEW… Is your thinking cap on?

Drag shapes with 4 sides inside the ring.

Draw 2 triangles below the pencil. Draw 1 rectangle above the pencil. Draw 1 circle above and below the pencil.

Sort these shapes. 4 sides 3 sides

Put the ovals in the basket.

Sort Line Segment Line

Move 2 triangles above the pencil. Move 2 rectangles below the pencil. Move1 circle above and below the pencil.