Eureka Math² Kindergarten, Module 6: Analyzing, Comparing, and Composing Shapes
In this unit, shapes return for the year's last stretch, this time in more detail. Your child names shapes in any position or size, compares them by sides and corners, builds them, and joins smaller shapes into bigger designs, such as six triangles forming a hexagon. After working with numbers up to 100, this playful close to kindergarten builds the shape skills used in first grade.
By Robert “Bobby” BarnettMath teacher, parent, and founder of Bobby’s Math Club
What is my child learning in Module 6?
- Naming shapes in pictures and objects around them, and describing their positions with words like above, below, and beside. Learn more: Spotting shapes and saying where things are
- Recognizing shapes in any size or position, like a hexagon turned on its side or a long, thin rectangle. Learn more: Naming shapes turned any which way
- Comparing shapes by counting sides and corners, and explaining what a triangle and a hexagon have in common and how they differ. Learn more: Comparing shapes by their sides and corners
- Building shapes with sticks and clay balls and drawing them, matching shapes they see in buildings, windows, and signs. Learn more: Building and drawing shapes
- Joining smaller shapes into larger designs, such as six triangles making a hexagon, turning pieces until the sides match. Learn more: Putting shapes together to make new shapes
Sample questions to try together
These are real questions from our practice. Tap the speaker to hear one read aloud, or the light bulb for a hint, and talk about the answer together.
Question 1 of 3
What shape is a slice of pizza?
- Triangle
- Circle
- Square
How you can help
- Arrange folded paper triangles into a bigger shape on the table, such as a square or a hexagon, and ask your child how many triangles it took.
- Look for shapes on a walk or ride, such as triangle roofs and rectangle doors, and ask your child to describe each one by its sides and corners.
- Draw a picture together using only shapes, like a house from a square and a triangle, and name each shape and where it is.
Where kids can get stuck
- Joining two triangles corner to corner rather than side to side, leaving a gap instead of a rectangle.
- Counting the corners of a hexagon and losing their place, ending with 5 or 7.
- Copying the extra lines in a window when drawing it, instead of the shape of its outline.
Practice makes perfect
Bobby's Math Club has practice problems that adapt to your child’s level, each with a detailed explanation and an easy-to-follow video, so your child can build confidence in these skills one step at a time.
Words your child will hear
- hexagon
- A flat shape with 6 straight sides and 6 corners.
- triangle
- A flat shape with 3 straight sides and 3 corners.
- side
- A straight line that makes part of a flat shape's edge.
- corner
- The point where two sides of a shape meet.
- join
- To put shapes together so their sides touch all the way.
- above
- Higher than something else, like a lamp above a table.
- beside
- Right at the side of something, like a cup beside a plate.
Ready to build your child’s confidence with putting shapes together?
In Bobby's Math Club, your child practices these skills at just the right level, with a hint when they need one, a clear explanation after every question, and kid-friendly videos. Unlimited practice is free.
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Written by Robert “Bobby” Barnett
Bobby is an award-winning math teacher, the author of Meet Every Learner’s Needs, and the father of two elementary-school math learners. He uses Bobby’s Math Club with his own kids a few times every week. Learn more or contact Bobby.
Which math standards does Eureka Math² Kindergarten Module 6 cover?
Eureka Math² Kindergarten Module 6 covers these math standards. Each one links to what it means, sample questions, and teaching strategies.
For teachers: Unit names and order vary between editions and districts, so your school’s own materials have the exact sequence. Learn how Bobby's Math Club can help your students grow.