Pentagon Fun: Shape Recognition and Craft Activity Worksheet

How to use this worksheet

Start by counting five popsicle sticks together and talking about how a pentagon has five straight sides. Guide your child to arrange and glue the popsicle sticks into a five-sided pentagon shape, helping steady the sticks while the glue sets if needed. Once the pentagon craft is complete, move to the worksheet page, where your child cuts out the pentagon-shaped objects from the provided sheet. Have your child glue each pentagon-shaped cutout onto the dashed pentagon outline, then decorate the popsicle stick pentagon with crayons if desired.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Scissors
• Glue
• Popsicle sticks
• Crayons

Extension activities

• 1Search the house or yard for real objects shaped like a pentagon, such as certain signs or packaging.
• 2Count the sides and corners of the finished pentagon craft together, reinforcing the 'five sides, five corners' definition.
• 3Create pentagons out of different materials, like straws or paper strips, to compare textures and sizes.
• 4Make a pentagon collage using magazine cutouts or scrap paper shaped or cut into five-sided pieces.
• 5Compare a pentagon to a square or triangle, counting and discussing how the number of sides differs.