This item provides online access to Math Unit - Geometry. The digital curriculum is identical to the hard copy curriculum.

Math Unit - Geometry is a homeschool math curriculum unit for ages 5–7 that introduces two-dimensional shapes, three-dimensional solids, attributes, equal parts, patterns, and ordinal numbers. Students begin by sorting objects according to their attributes, then identify and construct squares, circles, rectangles, and triangles. They examine shape characteristics, explore how shapes combine to form larger designs, and develop an understanding of halves and quarters. The unit concludes with the three-day “Shape of Things Museum Exhibit,” in which students organize and present what they have learned about geometric shapes.

At a Glance

Age Range: Ages 5–7 (usually 1st grade)
Estimated Time Commitment: 11 lessons, approximately 45 minutes each
Prerequisites: Ability to count and sequence numbers 1–20, compare numbers, skip count by 2s and 5s, and identify basic patterns.
Includes: Parent-guided lessons, step-by-step teaching instructions, answer keys, and linked online practice activities

Key Features

• Shape Recognition and Classification: In “Attribute Sort,” students group attribute blocks by color, size, shape, and thickness, then reorganize them using different characteristics. In “What’s in the Club?” they determine whether shapes belong in a triangle group based on having three sides rather than on size or orientation.
• Hands-On Geometric Exploration: Students construct squares, rectangles, triangles, and circles with straws, pipe cleaners, geoboards, and rubber bands. In “Creating Pictures,” they combine individual shapes into objects such as houses or boats, helping them examine how smaller shapes form larger designs.
• Mathematical Language and Real-World Connections: “Shape Patterns and Ordinal Numbers” combines repeating shape patterns with positions from first through tenth. Students also examine photographs in Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban and connect cubes, cones, prisms, cylinders, and spheres to familiar objects such as dice, soup cans, cereal boxes, and balls.
• Project-Based Learning: During the “Shape of Things Museum Exhibit,” students create a poster about 2D and 3D shapes, build and label a physical display, and prepare an interactive sorting activity for family or friends. The project brings together shape identification, construction, classification, and explanation.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

• Identify and classify objects according to observable attributes.
• Recognize squares, circles, rectangles, and triangles by their defining characteristics.
• Describe and construct shapes using sides, corners, straight lines, and curved lines.
• Create repeating shape patterns and identify ordinal positions from first through tenth.
• Identify and describe cubes, cones, prisms, cylinders, and spheres.
• Connect two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes with familiar real-world objects.
• Create and explain a display that organizes information about geometric shapes.

Sorting activities help students recognize defining attributes, while shape construction and visual models allow them to examine geometric relationships. By working with different representations and familiar objects, students practice identifying, comparing, classifying, and describing shapes before applying these skills in their final project.

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