Solid Shapes Adventure!

Math Grades 1st Grade 4:21 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn about solid shapes like cubes, rectangular prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones, and spheres through fun activities!

Video Resource

BrainPOP Jr. - Solid Shapes

R.TizzleTheTVAndVideoFan 2020 Dennis Teller

Duration: 4:21
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Key Concepts

  • Identifying cubes, rectangular prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones, and spheres.
  • Understanding the attributes of solid shapes (faces, edges, vertices).
  • Recognizing real-world examples of solid shapes.

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify and name cubes, rectangular prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones, and spheres.
  • Students will be able to describe the attributes of each solid shape (faces, edges, vertices/corners).
  • Students will be able to identify real-world objects that resemble different solid shapes.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what shapes they already know. Briefly review 2D shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle). Tell them that today they will learn about 3D or Solid shapes!
  • Video Viewing (5 mins)
    Play the BrainPOP Jr. - Solid Shapes video. Encourage students to pay attention to the different shapes and their features.
  • Shape Exploration (10 mins)
    After the video, show real-world examples of each shape (e.g., a tissue box for a rectangular prism, a ball for a sphere, an ice cream cone for a cone). Let students handle the objects (if available) and discuss their attributes (flat sides, curved sides, pointy corners).
  • Shape Sorting Activity (10 mins)
    Divide students into small groups. Provide each group with a set of pre-cut shape cards. Have them sort the cards into groups based on the type of solid shape. Circulate and assist as needed.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the shapes learned in the lesson. Ask students to give examples of where they might see these shapes in their everyday lives.

Interactive Exercises

  • Shape Scavenger Hunt
    Have students walk around the classroom and find objects that resemble the solid shapes they learned about. They can draw the objects they find and label them with the correct shape name.

Discussion Questions

  • What is one thing that makes a cube different from a rectangular prism?
  • Can you think of something in this classroom that is shaped like a cylinder?
  • What shape has a curved surface and can roll?

Skills Developed

  • Shape recognition
  • Spatial reasoning
  • Observation

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which shape looks like a ball?

Correct Answer: Sphere

Question 2:

Which shape has flat sides that are squares?

Correct Answer: Cube

Question 3:

A tissue box is shaped like a...

Correct Answer: Rectangular Prism

Question 4:

An ice cream cone is shaped like a...

Correct Answer: Cone

Question 5:

Which shape can roll easily because it is round all over?

Correct Answer: Sphere

Question 6:

A pyramid has sides that are shaped like...

Correct Answer: Triangles

Question 7:

Which shape has a curved surface and two circle faces?

Correct Answer: Cylinder

Question 8:

A number cube has how many faces?

Correct Answer: 6

Question 9:

A shape has corners. What are corners also called?

Correct Answer: Vertices

Question 10:

Which shape has a face shaped like a circle at the bottom?

Correct Answer: Cone

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A ____________ is a solid shape that can roll like a ball.

Correct Answer: sphere

Question 2:

A shape with 6 faces that are all squares is a ____________.

Correct Answer: cube

Question 3:

A ____________ has a flat circle face and a curved surface.

Correct Answer: cone

Question 4:

A can of soup is shaped like a ____________.

Correct Answer: cylinder

Question 5:

The Great Pyramids of Egypt are shaped like a ____________.

Correct Answer: pyramid

Question 6:

A juice box is shaped like a ____________ ____________.

Correct Answer: rectangular prism

Question 7:

A cube has flat ___________.

Correct Answer: faces

Question 8:

A shape that has 12 edges is a ___________.

Correct Answer: cube

Question 9:

The point on a cone is a __________.

Correct Answer: vertex

Question 10:

A _________ has a curved surface and no flat faces or corners.

Correct Answer: sphere

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.G.A.1:Distinguish between defining attributes (e.g., triangles are closed and three-sided) versus non-defining attributes (e.g., color, orientation, overall size); build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes. CCSS.Math.Content.1.G.A.2:Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or three-dimensional shapes (cubes, right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite shape, and compose new shapes from the composite shape. (Students do not need to learn formal names such as "right rectangular prism.")

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