Shape Hunt Homework

Kindergarten MathGeometry4 pages

About this worksheet

Shape Hunt Homework sends kindergarten students searching their own homes for shapes, putting Common Core K.G.1, K.G.2, and K.G.3 to work outside the classroom. Students find and draw a real object for each of three flat shapes (circle, rectangle, triangle) and three solids (sphere, cube, cylinder), recording each find in a drawing box under "I found a:". A position-words section follows with four pictures: a ball under a chair, a soup can next to a cereal box, a clock above a desk, and a child peeking from behind an armchair. The key lists sample finds, from jar lids to paper towel rolls.

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Curriculum objectives covered

K.G.1

Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.

The whole hunt describes home objects by shape, and Part 3 uses the standard's own position words: below, next to, above, and behind.

K.G.2

Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.

The printed triangle points sideways rather than up, and home finds will vary in size from a coin to a door, so names must survive both orientation and scale.

K.G.3

Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").

The sheet splits the hunt itself into flat shapes and solid shapes you can hold in your hand, so every find is a 2D-or-3D decision.

What's inside this worksheet

Part 1: Flat Shapes (2D) at Home

Three outlined shapes prompt a home search: circle, rectangle, and a triangle pointing sideways. Students draw the matching object they found in the box under each prompt.

Part 2: Solid Shapes (3D) at Home

The hunt continues with holdable solids: a sphere, a cube in isometric view, and an upright cylinder. Each found object gets drawn in its box.

Part 3: Where Is the Shape?

Four pictures pair with fill-the-blank position sentences: the ball is below the chair, the can is next to the box, the clock is above the desk, and the child is behind the chair. Students check one word per sentence.

How teachers use it

Weekend homework

This one earns its place in the folder because families join in. The sample answers in the key, like a paper towel roll for cylinder, help you validate unusual finds on Monday.

Show-and-tell follow-up

Let a few students present one drawing each and defend the shape call. A tissue-box cube versus a cereal-box rectangle sparks the exact 2D-versus-3D argument you want.

Position-word game

Recreate Part 3 live: hide a ball below, next to, and behind classroom furniture and have students say the sentence. The worksheet's four pictures become the reference.

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