Everyday Cones and Cylinders is a free printable Kindergarten math worksheet on spotting cones and cylinders in familiar objects, aligned to Common Core standard K.G.A.3. It prints 5 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Sort: a party hat, the tip of a sharpened crayon, a traffic cone, a witch's hat
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2.Sort each one into the right box.
Sort: a soup can, a funnel, a party hat, a witch's hat
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3.Sort each one into the right box.
Sort: a roll of coins, a soup can, the tip of a sharpened crayon, a paper towel tube
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4.Sort each one into the right box.
Sort: a witch's hat, the tip of a sharpened crayon, an ice-cream cone, a roll of coins
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5.Sort each one into the right box.
Sort: a roll of coins, a candle, a soup can, an ice-cream cone
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LessonPrint · K.G.A.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Everyday Cones and Cylinders
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Cone: a party hat, the tip of a sharpened crayon, a traffic cone, a witch's hat; Cylinder: —
2.Cone: a funnel, a party hat, a witch's hat; Cylinder: a soup can
3.Cone: the tip of a sharpened crayon; Cylinder: a roll of coins, a soup can, a paper towel tube
4.Cone: a witch's hat, the tip of a sharpened crayon, an ice-cream cone; Cylinder: a roll of coins
5.Cone: an ice-cream cone; Cylinder: a roll of coins, a candle, a soup can
Questions about Everyday Cones and Cylinders
What does the Everyday Cones and Cylinders worksheet cover?
It practices spotting cones and cylinders in familiar objects — 5 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core K.G.A.3: Tell flat shapes apart from solid ones. The instruction to students is “Sort each one into the right box”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Everyday Cones and Cylinders practice?
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.3 — K.G.A.3, under Geometry for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Everyday Cones and Cylinders is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on K.G.A.3, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Everyday Cones and Cylinders come with an answer key?
Yes. All 5 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Everyday Cones and Cylinders can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Everyday Cones and Cylinders free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Everyday Cones and Cylinders, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.