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Kindergarten · Math · Unit 7 of 7

Shapes & Sizes

Shapes, big and small

What your child practises

Naming flat shapes and solid objects by one feature (sides, corners, rolls or not), and comparing things by size, height, length, weight and how much they hold.

Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: M01, G01, G02 · comparing objects by one attribute, sorting and building 3-D objects

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practise.

  1. A circle is round with no corners.
  2. A triangle has 3 sides.
  3. A square and a rectangle each have 4 sides.

Example: Which shape has 3 sides? Count the sides on each shape. The triangle has 3. Answer: The triangle

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which shape is like this door?

    🚪
    • rectangle
    • triangle
    • circle

  2. Question 2

    Which is the heaviest?

    • 🍉watermelon
    • 🎈balloon
    • 🍎apple

  3. Question 3

    Tap the circle.

    • circle
    • triangle
    • rectangle

  4. Question 4

    Which train is the shortest?

    • 🚂🚃🚃🚃
    • 🚂🚃
    • 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃

  5. Question 5

    Which is the biggest?

    • 🐶dog
    • 🐘elephant
    • 🐭mouse

  6. Question 6

    Does it roll? Sort them.

    Sort into: 🔄 Rolls · 🛑 Does not roll

    • 🥫can
    • 📦box
    • 🍅tomato
    • ⚽ball
    • 🎁gift
    • 🧊ice cube

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