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Kindergarten · Math · Unit 8 of 10

Build with Blocks

Balls, boxes, cans and cones.

What your child practices

Practices naming and describing 3-D objects (sphere, cube, cylinder, cone) by how they look and move, and choosing blocks to build with. At home, build a tower and talk about which block goes where and why.

Oregon State Standards learning standard: K.GM.A.1; K.GM.B.4 · describing objects in the world with the names of shapes and comparing solid shapes

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. A ball is round and rolls everywhere.
  2. A box has flat faces and corners. It stacks well.
  3. A can has flat ends and rolls on its side.

Example: Which object can stack tall, like blocks? A ball rolls away. A box has flat faces, so it stacks. Answer: A box

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

    You build a tower with blocks. Which block goes on the bottom?

    • a flat, wide block
    • a pointy cone
    • a ball

  2. Question 2

    Which object can stack tall, like blocks?

    • cube
    • cone
    • sphere

  3. Question 3

    Which object will slide but not roll?

    • cylinder
    • sphere
    • cube

  4. Question 4

    A can of juice is a…

    • cube
    • cone
    • cylinder
    • sphere

  5. Question 5

    Which 3-D object is a ball?

    • sphere
    • cone
    • cube
    • cylinder

  6. Question 6

    What 3-D object is a tent shaped like?

    • cylinder
    • triangular prism
    • sphere
    • cone

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