Kindergartners learn basic shapes — circle, square, triangle, star, and heart — and find them all around, the building blocks of pictures.
Students will be able to…
Shapes are everywhere — a round circle, a pointy triangle! What shapes can you find and draw?
Project this and tap each shape. Have children learn basic shapes and where they see them.
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A round circle, a pointy triangle — what shapes can you find?
Children explore.
Children create.
Children share.
Children respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Visual Arts).
Explore shape in art.
Perceive shapes in the world.
Use shapes to make art.
Connect shapes to things.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children find a circle and a square at home. A printable shapes sheet is in the Arts library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.