Solid Shapes

Put your students' geometry skills to the test as they practice identifying solid shapes in this online math activity from iKnowIt.com! Children will identify a variety of three-dimensional shapes in this geometry game geared toward a fourth grade level. Here are the learning objectives for this interactive math lesson:

• Students will reason with solid shapes and their attributes as they practice identifying the given solid shape.
• Students will identify a pyramid, cube, cone, cylinder, rectangular prism, and more.
• Students will learn to recognize the type and number of faces and vertices for each solid shape.

Questions are presented in multiple-choice format, fill-in-the-blank format, and drag-and-drop format. Students may be asked how many faces a cube has, which shape could be the face of a cone, and which shapes have flat faces and a curved surface, for example. Each math problem is accompanied by colorful pictures that visually depict various solid shapes.

In this interactive geometry lesson, students will have access to a number of helpful tools to make their math practice experience seamless and fun:

• A hint button is available for when children need a little extra help solving a math problem. Students can click on the hint button to view a written or pictorial clue (i.e., "A cylinder has flat faces and a curved surface."), allowing them to solve the problem successfully without revealing the answer too easily.
• A detailed explanation page shows students the right answer each time they give an incorrect response. The answer page includes an easy-to-follow explanation to help children learn from prior mistakes.
• A score-tracker gives students insight into how many points they have achieved by answering math questions correctly.
• A progress-tracker lets students see how many questions they have answered out of the total number of questions in the math lesson.
• The read-aloud feature, indicated by a speaker icon, is accessible for students who wish to hear the question read out loud to them in a clear voice. This tool is a helpful resource for ESL/ELL students and children who are auditory processors.

All of these features of the I Know It math lessons are designed with your students' math practice experience in mind, in order to help them build confidence and proficiency in foundational elementary math skills.

Whether you are an elementary math teacher looking for a way to engage your students in their math practice or a homeschool educator searching for a great digital resource to add to your elementary math toolbox, you will find I Know It is an excellent option for your teaching journey. Teachers, homeschool educators, and school administrators appreciate the wide variety of math activities we offer on iKnowIt.com. Our math lessons cover dozens of essential math topics from kindergarten to fifth grade. The math activities in our collection are written by accredited elementary math teachers to meet at least one (often more) Common Core Standard.

Your students will love practicing their math skills with the I Know It interactive math program. Here are a few features that are a favorite with kids:

• Adorable, animated characters dance around and do a clever trick each time students answer a question correctly during their math practice sessions.
• Plenty of positive feedback messages encourage students to "Keep trying!" even when they make mistakes.
• Bright colors and a bold, kid-friendly user interface engages students and presents each math topic as a fun, yet challenging, math game.
• Math awards are given each time students master new math skills. Students can display their math awards in their virtual trophy case, and you can print out student award certificates to celebrate their achievements together as a class.

We hope you and your fourth-grade class will have lots of fun getting to know solid shapes in this interactive math activity! Be sure to check out the hundreds of other fourth grade math lessons we have available on our website as well.

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Educators and families who join the I Know It community gain access to our program's handy administrative features, which help you make the most of your students' math practice experience. The administrative tools will help you create a class roster for your students, assign unique login credentials to each of your students, give specific math lesson assignments to different students, change basic math lesson settings, print, download, and email student progress reports, and more.

Your students will log into iKnowIt.com with their unique username and password. From the homepage they can easily access the math activities you have assigned to them for practice. Students may also explore other math activities at their grade level and beyond for additional practice or an extra challenge. Grade levels in the student mode of I Know It are designated by letter (i.e., "Level D" for fourth grade), making it easy for you to assign math activities based on each child's needs and skill level.

This online math lesson is classified as Level D. It may be ideal for a fourth-grade class.

Quadrilaterals (Level D)
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Polygons (Level D)
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