FUN WITH SHAPES

Geometry is there in everything around us.Just enjoy it and have fun.

1. KAVERI
RAMACHANDRAN
MATHEMATICS
FUN WITH SHAPES
CLASS 1 & ABOVE
PRIMARY

2. A shape is the outer form
of an object or figure
such as circle, rectangle,
square,
triangle,pentagon etc.
There are all kinds of
shapes all around us – in
the sky, in the sea, on the
ground, and in our homes
Knowledge about shapes
is important to design and
provides structure for
creative thinking .

3. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The children will recognize the
shapes circle, square, rectangle,
and triangle by sight.
The children will practice
drawing circles, squares,
rectangles, and triangles.
Children will start drawing
objects of different shapes,draw
patterns,create more and more
rangoli designs and geometrical
designs.
Children will correlate the
objects in the environment
with the shapes they have
learnt.
Children will recognize
different shapes in nature like
leaves,flowers,fruits etc.
The rangoli,kolam and mehendi designs
provide excellent practise of
geometrical concepts like dots,line
segments,curves,and different shapes.
All these will increase children’s interest towards Mathematics.
Children realize that shapes make life brighter.

4. FUN
KAVERI RAMACHANDRAN
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ITH
SHAPES

5. Rectangle

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6. SQUARE
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7. TRIANGLE
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8. CIRCLE

9. CUBE
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10. CUBOID
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11. CYLINDER
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12. CONE
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13. SPHERE
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14. Rectangle is a closed
figure of 4 sides.Opposite
sides of a rectangle are
equal.Each angle is equal
to 90 degrees.
Square is a closed
figure of 4 sides.
All sides of a
square are equal.
Each angle is equal
to 90 degrees.
Triangle is a closed figure
of 3 sides.Triangle has 3
vertices and 3 angles.
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15. Cylinder has 1 curved surface and 2 plane surfaces
Sphere has 1 curved surface
Cube has 12 edges, 8 vertices and 6 faces. All
faces of a cube are squares
Cone has 1 curved and 1 plane surface.
Cuboid has 12 edges, 8 vertices and 6 faces. All faces
of a cuboid are rectangles.
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16. Shapes in nature

17. Shapes in buildings

18. STAR SHAPES

19. MOR
E SHAP
ES

20. GEOMETRY IN MEHNDI DESIGNS

21. RANGOLI

22. FUN WITH DOTS& LINES

23. TANGRAMS

24. Sculpture Shapes of Glass art
Hexagons in honey combShapes in Wood Work
Shapes of orbits

25. SHAPES IN CROSS SECTION,TISSUE OF A LEAF

26. SHAPES IN PARKS

27. SHAPES IN GEM STONES
Tiger’s eye quartz
Tourmaline
Regent Diamond
Opal Green

28. LEAF SHAPES AND FORMS

29. TILE DESIGNS

32. Name any 2 each having the following shapes
Cuboid
Sphere
Triangle
Circle
Cylinder
Rectangle
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33. ANSWERS
Cuboid Shoe Box , Pencil Box
Sphere Ball , Melon
Cone Birthday Cap , Cone Icecream

Circle Bangle , Wheel
Cylinder Cell , Tube light
Rectangle Postcard , Playingcard