Kindergarten · Math · Unit 8 of 8
Build with Blocks
Balls, boxes, cans and cones.
What your child practises
Practises naming and describing 3-D objects (sphere, cube, cylinder, cone) by how they look and move, and choosing blocks to build with. At home, build a tower and talk about which block goes where and why.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Shape and Space · building and describing 3-D objects
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
You build a tower with blocks. Which block goes on the bottom?
- a flat, wide block
- a pointy cone
- a ball
a flat, wide block
Hint: A flat base keeps a tower from falling over.
Question 2
Which object can stack tall, like blocks?
- cube
- cone
- sphere
cube
Hint: Flat faces sit neatly on top of each other.
Question 3
Which object will slide but not roll?
- cylinder
- sphere
- cube
cube
Hint: Flat sides slide and do not roll.
Question 4
A can of juice is a…
- cube
- cone
- cylinder
- sphere
cylinder
Hint: A can has a curved side and flat circles on the ends.
Question 5
Which 3-D object is a ball?
- sphere
- cone
- cube
- cylinder
sphere
Hint: A sphere is round all over, like a ball.
Question 6
What 3-D object is a tent shaped like?
- cylinder
- triangular prism
- sphere
- cone
triangular prism
Hint: A tent has triangle ends and flat sides.