Fun With Shapes

A WebQuest for Kindergarten and 1st Grade Math

Introduction:

This webquest is a fun, interactive way for young students to gain a better understanding of shapes. Geometric shapes is an important concept which students will develop throughout their school career. This is a fun way to introduce the basic shapes to students through interactive activities. By completing these interactive activities, students will hopefully develop a positive attitude toward math and be able to identify the basic shapes!

The Tasks

Teachers or parents will help you get started on the different activities. You will learn the following things when you complete the activities in this webquest:

Be able to identify different shapes.

Be able to follow directions when working on webquest.

Make a book of shapes.

Draw their favorite shape and explain why it is their favorite.

The Process:

Are you ready to learn about shapes? You will see lots of shapes! Start at Step 1 and go to Step 5. Click on the underlined words to play the activities. Ask someone to help you if you are not sure what to do. Have lots of fun!

Step 1: Find out about different shapes by looking at Draw Me Shapes. Click on the arrow to turn the pages of the shape book.

Step 2: Can you see shapes in your classroom? Look at the Chart on Step 5 to see shapes in the world around you! You have to move the arrow down a little to see the chart. Click on each shape in the chart.

Step 3: Have fun with shapes by doing a puzzle and a game about shapes. Click on the puzzle pieces and place them where they belong. For the game, look at the shape at the top and find that shape on the picture and click on it.

Step 4: Have fun with some Sesame Street Shape Games! Push the red button with the shapes on it and pick a shape game to play.

Step 5: You can make your very own Book of Shapes by clicking on the different shapes and printing the pages. Click on a shape and then ask your teacher when to print.

Step 6: After you have done the activities, you need to draw a picture of your favorite shape and tell the class about why that shape is your favorite.

The Evaluation:

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Identifies the four basic shapes.	Cannot identify the four basic shapes.	Can identify two of the four basic shapes.	Can identify the four basic shapes.	Can identify the four basic shapes and also more shapes.
Following directions	Has difficulty going through the activities.	Can move through the activities with some assistant.	Can move through the activities with only a little help.	Can complete the activities with no help.
Make a book of shapes.	Does not complete the book on shapes.	Completes only part of the shape book.	Completes the shape book with a little guidance.	Completes the shape book with no help.
Draw a picture on favorite shape and tell why it is their favorite.	Can tell what their favorite shape is, but does not draw or tell about it.	Can draw favorite shape and tell about it with some assistance.	Can draw favorite shape and tell class about it with a little guidance.	Can draw favorite shape and tell about it with no help.

Conclusion:

Did you learn a lot about shapes? Look around and see if you can find shapes in your classroom, outside, or at home! You have had a lot of practice with identifying shapes so you are an expert on finding shapes! Now, you can help your friends look for shapes! I hope you had fun!

Credits & References:

Thanks to Geometric Shapes and Basic Geometry Ideas for the K-3 grade teacher for the shape pictures at the top of webquest. Also, thanks to Carson Dellosa's home page for the shape train picture.

Teacher Advice:

    This site could be used in Kindergarten or First Grade when covering the basic shapes. The teacher or assistant would need to walk through the webquest with the students and explain the directions. On the Sesame Street games, the teacher needs to point out to push the little, red button with the shapes on it to bring up the games about shapes. On step 2, the students have to scroll down a little to see the chart.
    Also, when the students are ready to make the shape book, the teacher or assistant should point out which shapes to include in the book and when to print. The teacher may want to actually print the coloring sheets for the students.
    After the teacher has explained the site, the students should be able to work somewhat independently. After the students have had an opportunity to work with the activities, the teacher could give each student a piece of paper and let them draw their favorite shape and tell the class why it is their favorite.

Created for EDU 506 @ FHU School of Education by Mallory Baker on July 2, 2001.