Compose Shapes Worksheets Grade 1

Geometry

Build Shapes from Parts

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Worksheet 1

9 problems
  1. Emma has 5 small square tiles. She puts them together to make a larger shape. If she arranges all 5 tiles in a row, what 2D shape does she make?
  2. Aroha has 7 small square tiles. She puts them together to make a larger shape. If she arranges them in a straight line, one next to the other, what is the name of the shape she makes?
  3. Kaia has 9 small square tiles. She wants to put them together to make one big square. How many tiles will she have left over?

…and 6 more problems

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Worksheet 2

9 problems
  1. Ethan is making a picture with shape blocks. Ethan puts 2 triangles together to make a square. Then Ethan adds 2 more triangles to make a bigger square. How many triangles does Ethan use in total to make the big square?
  2. Kaia is making a large shape for her art project. She puts 3 identical triangles together so that their sides touch. She makes a shape with 3 straight sides and 3 corners. What shape did Kaia make?
  3. Mia is making a picture with shape blocks. Mia puts 4 triangles together to make a square. Then Mia adds 2 more triangles to make a bigger square. How many triangles does Mia use in total to make the big square?

…and 6 more problems

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Worksheet 3

9 problems
  1. Sophia is making a picture with pattern blocks. She wants to create a large rectangle by putting smaller rectangles together. If she uses 8 small rectangles, and she puts them in a row with 4 rectangles in the top row and 4 rectangles in the bottom row, what shape does she make?
  2. Mere has 12 square tiles. She wants to put them together to make one big rectangle. She puts 4 tiles in the first row. How many tiles will be in each of the other rows if all rows have the same number of tiles?
  3. Charlotte is making a picture with shape tiles. She puts together 8 small triangles to make a larger shape. If she arranges all 8 triangles so their points meet in the center, what larger shape can she make?

…and 6 more problems

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