Web Warm Ups:

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#1 Primary Resources 3D Shapes
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#4 3D Shape Match
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#7 BBC Math 3D Shapes
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#2 StarFall 2D & 3D Shapes
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#5 The Cat in The Hat Great Shape Race
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#8 Shape Shoot
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#3 BBC Shape Lab
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#6 Curious George I Love Shapes
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#9 BBC KS2 Shapes
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#10 2D & 3D Shapes

Extras:

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NEW: Cat in the Hat - Sketch a Shape & Termite Challenge
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Education.com Fish Tangram
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Inventions at Play TinkerBall
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Give a Dog a Bone

Classwork: 
Explore 3D shapes via the Applications Kidspiration or Pixie
Learn How to Print on the School Network

Discussion Questions
  1. What shapes were used in the shape house?
  2. What shapes would you use?
  3. What else can you build with shapes?

Lesson: Exploring 3D Shapes

In this lesson:
  • Students will be introduced to the Application Kidspiration
  • Students will use text to speech to identify 3D shape words as needed.
  • Students will explore image gallery and locate objects that match the each 3D shape given.
  • Students will learn how to print a document on the school network.
  • Vocabulary: search, sticker, folder, keyword, drag and drop, print, save
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3D Shape Overview: 
Students spend one class period exploring shapes via the Web Warm Ups (above) then "vote" on their favorite game. Next, they practice moving files as they drag and drop a template (3D Shape worksheet) to their desktop and into the application called Kidspiration.  Students show what they know about 3D shapes by completing the worksheet which asks them to find images of real world 3D shapes. They are also introduced to the application Kidspiration which includes sticker galleries, speech and delete tools.  Finally they are exposed to printing on a school network printer.

Preschool Classwork:
Use Pixie or Wixie to draw a "shape" house
Math Standard 1: Demonstrate general skills and uses concepts of mathematics
Beachmark 1.2: Recognize and describe shapes and spatial relationships
Vocabulary: circle, triangle, square, rectangle, shape

Image Source: Kindergarten letter images created with Spell with flickr by kastner (Erik Kastner)