Geometry Essential Activities for Grade 1

Kids are used to 2D shapes because it’s what they learn when toddlers learn shapes. Help your child understand the tricky concept of 3D shapes using this vibrant 2D vs. 3D shapes worksheet! Read the descriptions at the top and go on the hunt for shapes to differentiate between the two types!

Now that your little learner has learned about 3D shapes, it’s time to discover the different types of 3D shapes, like cones, cylinders, cubes, and spheres! This vivid 3D shapes worksheet helps kids find and identify the different 3D shapes using pictures of objects found in the real world!

Pies are yummy; your kids probably love them and look forward to you slicing out a yummy piece for them. In this worksheet, your kids have to help the four friends share up a delicious pie. The aim is to make sure the pie is divided into four equal parts, so no one gets cheated out. There are six pictures of whole pies cut up into different parts. Your child must carefully pick out which pie is cut up into four equal parts, so each of the four friends can get an equal share of the pie.

Can your child tell you what it is called when a whole shape is cut up into two equal parts? What about three equal parts? And four parts? If they can tell you what these are called, then you can give yourself a pat on the back. However, if there is still some confusion about what two equal parts are called, this simple worksheet will help clear up some of the remaining confusion. When a whole shape is cut up into two equal parts, the parts are called halves. Each of the halves is called one half. Help your child check all the pictures in this printable pdf showing halves.

To refresh your little one’s memory, ask them if they know what it is called when a whole shape is cut up into two equal parts. If they do, you can easily move on to this exercise. This worksheet introduces your kids to quarters. When a whole shape is cut into 4 equal parts, the parts ate called fourths, or quarters. In this simple exercise, your child’s task is to find and circle all the objects that are cut in quarters.

You can use this colorful and simple worksheet to test how well your kids know their shapes. You have probably already introduced your little ones to the most common shapes, and by now they can easily identify and maybe even draw most of these shapes. Now, look at the picture on the left of this printout. Help your child identify each shape used in making the object. Then, check the shape that is not used in making the object in the picture.

Your child has spent an entire toddlerhood learning simple shapes, but now he’s learning about polygons, and some shapes can get tricky. Supplement your child’s learning by teaching about sides and how to count them with this worksheet that focuses on plane geometry sides for 1st grade! Learning about sides will help your child:  • Count sides to identify advanced shapes • Recognize and differentiate between polygons  • Build a foundation for future learning in geometry and math Learning geometry helps kids to understand how math surrounds them in the everyday world. Jumpstart their geometrical awareness by teaching about sides with this fun and colorful worksheet!

In this simple worksheet, your child will learn just a little more about sharing, and how whole shapes can be cut up into different equal parts. There are two groups of friends in this printable pdf. The first table has two friends, and the second table has four friends. Your child’s task is to figure out which group of friends has their food cut into smaller shares. Help them check the correct answer.

Shapes, lines, and corners are everywhere! Math is all around us, which is why kids should learn geometry early on. Extend your child’s knowledge and vocabulary in geometry with this colorful worksheet that focuses on two dimensional shapes: vertices.  This worksheet is great because it:  • Clearly defines vertices, and breaks it down into an easily understandable idea • Provides practice with counting vertices with different shapes When difficult vocabulary is broken down into something your child can relate to, the word is easy to understand. Practice vertices and enhance your child’s learning with this vibrant geometry worksheet!