Geometry & Spatial Sense

Recognizing shapes, understanding positions in space, and composing/decomposing geometric forms.

Examples & Achievements

• Names and describes basic 2D shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, hexagon)
• Identifies 3D shapes (sphere, cube, cylinder, cone) in the environment
• Uses positional words correctly (above, below, beside, between, in front of, behind)
• Composes larger shapes from smaller shapes (two triangles make a square)
• Completes puzzles and tangrams

How to Measure

• Names and identifies 5+ 2D shapes
• Uses 3+ positional words correctly in context
• Composes a larger shape from 2-3 smaller shapes (pattern blocks)
• Completes a 20+ piece puzzle independently