“Under the Big Top” Board Game
Objective
Students will identify and match common geometric shapes.
Under the Big Top is a fun board game students can play to learn
about geometric shapes. By allowing students to help make the game,
you provide an excellent opportunity to increase and reinforce learning.
Materials
•“Under the Big
Top” Game Cube
reproducible
•“Under the Big
Top” Game Board
reproducibles
•file folders
•glue
•scissors
•crayons or markers
•game markers (paper
clips, pennies, colored
paper squares)
1. To introduce this activity, have students go on a shapes scavenger
hunt around the classroom. Draw the following shapes on the
board: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, cube, and cone. Have
each student find one item that represents each shape.
2. Next, have students help you make the game boards for Under the
Big Top. Divide the class into teams of four. Give each team a copy
of the “Under the Big Top” Game Cube and “Under the Big Top” Game Board
reproducibles (pages 35–37). Have teams color and cut out the game
cube. Help them fold it and tape it together. Then ask students to
draw a shape that matches one of the shapes on the game cube in
each square of the game board reproducible. Invite teams to color
the game board, and help them glue it into a file folder.
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