Make a "Shape-ly" Show Pig

Grade Level

This activity meets Kindergarten Common Core Math standards and can be used as a cutting assessment, but it’s a fun activity for any age.

Estimated Time

20 - 30 minutes

Purpose & Kentucky Academic Standards

• Students will learn, draw, describe, and count geometric shapes while they build a pig from instructions. This is a companion activity to the Kentucky Farms Feed Me Virtual Field Trip on pigs.

  • K.CC Counting and Cardinality

  • K.G.A Identify and describe shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres).

• Older students will design and build a unique pig-like animal from the shapes provided.

Materials

• “Make a Show Pig” Activity Sheet

• Print the shapes on different colored papers, if desired. Once the shapes are cut, students may trade different shapes so they will have a multi-colored pig. OR request the colored shape pages on the form below.

• Scissors

• Glue

• Markers or Crayons

• 1 Sheet of Plain Paper

Background Information

Colton talked about showing pigs in the video. A pig judge looks for certain characteristics that are ideal for pigs, such as the shape of their back, head, belly, and hams.

Procedures

1. Provide younger students a copy of the worksheet, the shapes, and a plain sheet of paper.

2. Have them cut out the shapes and follow the directions on the worksheet to create their pig. They will use the plain sheet of paper as a background for the pig.

3. Provide older students the shapes only to cut out and ask them to construct a pig on their own. A plain piece of paper is optional to use as a background or to cut additional shapes.

4. Another variation is to provide students a list of shapes and quantities of shapes that can be used, and they must draw or create the pig using those parameters. Example: 1 hexagon, 3 circles, 2 ovals, 2 squares, 4 rectangles, and 10 triangles. They may choose the position and size of each.

5. OPTIONAL: Have students parade their pigs and have a judge or judges select the “best” creation. or display them on a bulletin board.

Colored Shape Request Form

Pre-printed shapes may be requested by Kentucky educators thanks to support from the Kentucky Pork Producers Association.