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Shape Detective
Count the circles, triangles and rectangles hiding in a robot, then build your own character from shapes.
- Grades
- K–3
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Math and science
- Kids practice
- naming 2d shapes, counting and tallying, composing shapes
What kids do
“Find the shapes hiding in this robot. Then build your own character from shapes.”
- Find the shapes
- Tally them
- Build a new character from exactly 6 shapes
- My character is made of…
How to run it
- Count one shape together first so kids see how tallies work.
- Answers will vary a little: that’s a good discussion.
- Shape blocks or cut-out paper shapes help younger kids.
Talk about it
- Which shape did you find most often?
- Is a rounded rectangle still a rectangle?
- Could you build your character with only circles?
Take it further
Swap characters and count the shapes in a partner’s drawing.
Pairs well with
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