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Toothpick Playground: Build and Draw Shapes

Kindergarten shape building practice. Children build playground flags and signs with toothpicks and marshmallows, then draw shapes of their own.

KindergartenMathInteractive · Printable

Aligned toK.G.B.5

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What’s included

  • Single worksheet
  • Auto-graded online
  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 11 questions
  • Classroom-ready

Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Kindergarten
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Short answer, Drawing

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students name the shape they can build from a given number of toothpicks (sides) and marshmallows (corners).
  • Students tell how many toothpicks they need to build one or more shapes.
  • Students draw shapes to model things on a playground.

How to use

Read each question aloud. Give children toothpicks and mini marshmallows (or craft sticks and play dough) so they can build each shape before they answer.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

K.G.B.5

Build and draw shapes to model shapes in the world.

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Toothpick Playground: Build and Draw Shapes

Build shapes with toothpicks and marshmallows, then draw them.

Which shape did they build?

Each toothpick makes one side. Each marshmallow holds one corner together.

1.
Zoe uses 3 toothpicks and 3 marshmallows to build a flag for the slide. Which shape did she build?
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
2.
Omar uses 5 toothpicks and 5 marshmallows to build a sign for the sandbox. Which shape did he build?
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
3.
Which shape needs the most toothpicks to build?
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
4.
Max builds this with 3 toothpicks. Is it a triangle yet?
  • A. Yes. It has 3 sides.
  • B. No. There is a gap, so the sides do not all meet.
  • C. No. A triangle needs 4 sides.

Build the playground

Count the sides to find how many toothpicks each shape needs.

5.
Ana builds 2 triangle flags for the climbing tower.How many toothpicks does Ana use in all?

  toothpicks

6.
Sam has 5 toothpicks. He builds a square window for the playhouse.

How many toothpicks does Sam have left over?

  left over

7.
Kim builds this shape. What real thing could it be a model of?
  • A. a clock
  • B. a door
  • C. a slice of pizza
8.
Match each playground thing to its shape.
  1. a tire swing
  2. the stop sign by the gate
  3. the playhouse door
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.

Draw and tell

Use a pencil. Make straight sides and closed corners.

9.
Draw a flag for the top of the slide. Give it 3 straight sides and 3 corners.
10.
Draw a sign for the playground gate. Give it 2 long sides, 2 short sides, and 4 corners.
11.
Jada has 7 toothpicks. Can she build a square and a triangle and use all 7 toothpicks? Tell how you know.

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