About Shape Hunt

The goal of this game is for children to search for shapes in their environment. This game can be played as a matching game where children find a matching shape or as a game with clues, where children find a shape based on a clue or hint about the shape’s attributes. Example clues, Can you find a shape with 3 sides and 3 vertices? What shape am I? A triangle! Can you find a shape with no vertices or corners? What am I? A circle!

Game Materials

Shape blocks or cutouts to use as examples


What's the math in this game?

Our world is composed of shapes, and children love noticing shapes and talking about them. Artists, architects, and engineers all use shapes to compose their work! If you are in a small space, you might like to spread some shaped objects out on a table and have children pick up the shape that matches your clue. * A note about the vocabulary: A vertex (plural: vertices [vur·tuh·seez]) is where two sides meet. An angle is the space between where two lines meet. Angles are usually measured in degrees. For example, a square has four vertices and four 90° angles.

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