Solid Shapes

Your first grade students will love learning about solid shapes in this interactive geometry game from iKnowIt.com! Children will learn important geometry skills as they work through this online math lesson. Here are some of the math skills they will practice:

• Identify and describe shapes, including squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres.
• Describe objects in a setting 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.
• Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.

Questions in this first grade math activity are presented in multiple-choice format and drag-and-drop format. Each math question includes custom pictures to aid children in correctly identifying solid shapes and their attributes. If students get stuck on a geometry problem, they can click on the "Hint" button. The hint consists of a written or pictorial clue that will help children understand solid shapes without giving away the answer to the question. When students answer a question incorrectly, a detailed explanation page will show them the right answer accompanied by an easy-to-understand explanation. In this way, students progress through the math activity learning from prior errors.

Your students will find several handy learning tools built into this first grade geometry lesson:

• A speaker icon, indicating the read aloud feature, can be clicked if students would like to hear the question read aloud to them in a clear voice. The read aloud feature is an excellent resource for ESL/ELL students and children who excel with auditory learning.
• A progress-tracker shows students how many questions they have answered so far out of the total number of questions in the math activity.
• A score-tracker lets students see how many points they have earned for answering questions correctly.

All of these tools were designed with your students' math practice experience and achievement in mind.

I Know It offers a digital math practice experience you and your students will love. Whether you are an elementary teacher, homeschool educator, or school administrator, you can experience the benefits of interactive math practice with little ones and see why educators appreciate our excellent program:

• User-friendly administrative tools to help you maximize your students' math practice experience
• Common Core-aligned math activities written by accredited elementary math teachers just like you
• Hundreds of digital math activities categorized by grade level and topic on the I Know It website

Children, too, enjoy sharpening their math skills with our digital math games. Here are just a few features that are a hit with students:

• Bright colors, and bold, kid-friendly design that makes math practice activities inviting and engaging
• Cute characters that dance around and do a clever trick each time students solve a math problem correctly.
• Lots of positive feedback responses that encourage children to "Keep going!" even when they make a mistake
• Virtual math trophies awarded for each new math skill children master on I Know It - students can add awards to their trophy case, and you can print out student award certificates to celebrate their achievements as a class

We hope you and your first-grade students will have fun learning about solid shapes with this interactive, educational geometry practice activity. Be sure to explore the hundreds of 1st grade math lessons in our online collection too!

Did you know you can try out this first grade geometry activity featuring solid shapes with your class for free? That’s right! When you sign up for a free thirty-day trial, you can try out any of the math activities on I Know It at no cost for a full thirty days—no credit card required. We're confident you and your little ones will love the difference interactive math practice can make. In fact, we hope you won't hesitate to join the I Know It community as a member when your free trial runs out, so you can continue to enjoy interactive math games for a full calendar year. We have membership options for everyone—families, individual teachers, schools, and school districts. Visit our membership information page to discover which I Know It membership is right for you: https://www.iknowit.com/order.html.

There is so much to love about your I Know It membership. Take the administrative features, for example. These tools allow you to maximize your students' math practice experience:

• Create a class roster for your students and assign a class code, as well as unique usernames and passwords to all of your students.
• Change basic lesson settings, such as limiting the number of hints per lesson and turning the animated characters on or off.
• Monitor students' progress with detailed progress reports and print, download, and email student progress reports on demand

When your students log into the I Know It online platform with their unique login credentials, they will be shown a kid-friendly version of the homepage, from which they can quickly access the math activities you have assigned to them for practice. If you choose to give them the option through your administrator account, children can explore other math lessons at their grade level and beyond, for additional practice or an extra challenge. Grade levels are designated by letter (i.e., "Level A" for first grade activities), making it easy for you to assign math lessons based on each child's needs and skill level.

This interactive math lesson is classified as Level A. It may be ideal for first grade students.

Attributes of Solid Shapes (Level A)
In this first grade-level math lesson, students will practice the attributes of solid shapes. Questions are presented in multiple-choice format and fill-in-the-blank format.

Solid Shapes: Defining and Non-Defining Attributes (Level A)
Students will practice identifying defining attributes and non-defining attributes of solid shapes in this interactive math activity geared toward first-grade. Questions are presented in multiple-choice format and drag-and-drop format.