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Castle Windows: Slide Shapes Together

Kindergarten castle practice putting triangles, squares, trapezoids, and half circles together to make larger shapes.

KindergartenMathInteractive · Printable

Aligned toK.G.B.6

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What’s included

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

Details

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

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students put simple shapes together to make larger shapes such as hexagons, trapezoids, and rectangles.
  • Students count the pieces that make a larger shape and find how many more are needed.
  • Students choose every set of pieces that can fill a given shape.

How to use

Pattern blocks or paper cutouts let children slide the pieces together as they work. Read each question aloud and check the drawing at the end together.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

K.G.B.6

Put simple shapes together to make larger shapes.

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Castle Windows: Slide Shapes Together

Put glass pieces together to make bigger window shapes.

Slide the glass together

The castle needs new glass windows. Slide the glass pieces together with no gaps and no overlaps.

1.

Kofi has these 6 triangle pieces. Which window can he make with all 6 of them?
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
2.

Lina has these 3 triangle pieces. Which window can she make with all 3 of them?
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
3.
What window shape can each pair of pieces make? Use the word bank.
Word bank: square · circle · rectangle

These 2 pieces make a  .
These 2 pieces make a  .
These 2 pieces make a  .

Count the glass pieces

Look at the lines inside each window. Each part is one piece of glass.

4.
Sort the windows by how many pieces of glass each one has.
2 pieces3 pieces6 pieces
5.

This big window is made of triangle pieces. Kofi has put in 4 of the triangles so far.

How many more triangles does he need to finish the window?   more triangles

6.

The castle tower has 2 square windows. Each one is made of triangle pieces, just like this one.

How many triangle pieces are in the 2 windows in all?   triangle pieces

7.
Each trapezoid window is made of 3 triangles:

Lina puts 2 trapezoids together to make a hexagon:

How many small triangles fit inside the hexagon?   triangles

Plan a window

Help the builders plan new windows.

8.

The castle needs a window shaped like this. Choose every set of pieces that can fill it.
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
9.
This hexagon window is made of 2 trapezoid pieces. Draw one straight line to show the 2 trapezoids.
10.
Rosa says she needs 6 triangles to make a hexagon window. Leo says he can make the same window with only 2 pieces. Can they both be right? Tell how you know.

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