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Six questions to read aloud before the unit starts
Count the sides and corners of a rectangle, and say whether a cylinder rolls, stacks or both
Find the shape six sticks can make, and draw a square on dot paper
Count the small squares that fill a big square
The last question (count the blocks in a build) is for Oklahoma, which teaches building with blocks
A small picture beside each question number, so the teacher can say "find the sun"
A Score line, to see where each child starts
Answer key names the lesson each question leads into

Skills Covered

Count the sides and corners of a shape
Tell whether a solid rolls, stacks or both
Find the shape a set of sticks can make

Draw a shape on dot paper
Count the pieces that fill an outline
Count the blocks in a build

How to Use This Pack

One page to give before the first lesson of the unit on building and comparing shapes, to see what children already know. Read each of its six questions aloud: a small picture beside each question number (a sun, a moon, a car) lets you say "Find the sun. How many sides and corners?" Children count the sides and corners of a rectangle, say whether a cylinder rolls, stacks or both, find the shape six sticks can make, count the small squares that fill a big square, draw a square on the dots and count the blocks in a build. It has a Score line, and the key names the lesson each question leads into. The unit review and the unit test are packs of their own.

In the Classroom

Give the pre-check to a small group at a table before the first lesson, reading one question at a time and waiting until everyone is done. Question 6 (count the blocks in a build) is taught in Kindergarten in Oklahoma: leave it out and score out of 5 if your class does not learn it. On question 5 any square drawn on the dots is right, as long as its sides are straight and meet at the corners. Then sort the children by what they missed: a child who loses count of sides needs to touch each side and corner of real shapes in the first lessons. A low score at the start is no surprise; it shows where to begin.

At Home

Use it to see what your child knows before the unit on shapes starts. Read each question aloud, and let your child build the shapes with sticks, straws or blocks before answering.

Tips for Success

Give it before the first lesson, not after
Read every question aloud; children answer by circling, writing one number or drawing
Say the picture first: "Find the moon," then the question
Name each choice as you point to it, so no child has to read a word
Read the score as a starting point, not a grade

Common Core Standards Alignment

This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

K.G.A.1 Use shape names for everyday objects, and tell where things are with position words like over, under, next to and behind.
K.G.A.2 Name shapes correctly even when they are turned, tilted, bigger or smaller.
K.G.A.3 Tell whether a shape is flat (two-dimensional) or solid (three-dimensional).
K.G.B.4 Compare flat and solid shapes of any size or position, using everyday words for their sides, corners and other features.
K.G.B.5 Make shapes seen in the world by drawing them or building them from parts such as straws and clay.
K.G.B.6 Put small shapes together to make bigger ones, such as joining triangles to make a square.
1.G.A.2 Combine flat shapes (such as trapezoids and half-circles) or solids (such as cubes and cones) into a new shape, then build more shapes from it.

Kindergarten Build and Compare Shapes Pre-Check

KindergartenKindergarten Math Curriculum

A read-aloud check to give before the unit on building and comparing shapes, to see what children already know. Children count sides and corners, say whether a solid rolls or stacks, find the shape a set of sticks makes, count the squares that fill a bigger square, draw a square on dots and count the blocks in a build.

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What’s Included

A one-page pre-check to read aloud (6 questions) with a Score line
An answer key that names each question's lesson and skill (2 pages in all)

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