Sticks and Clay Shapes is a free printable Kindergarten math worksheet on building a shape from sticks for the sides and clay balls for the corners, aligned to Common Core standard K.G.B.5. It prints 7 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 of them with 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.
24 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two students have the same paper in front of them.
Sticks and Clay Shapes
K.G.B.5
NameDate
Answer each question.
1.You join 4 sticks, all the same length, with 4 clay balls and make square corners. What shape is it?
2.How many clay balls do you need for the corners of a square?
3.How many clay balls do you need for the corners of a triangle?
4.How many clay balls do you need for the corners of a rectangle?
5.How many sticks do you need to make a square?
6.How many sticks do you need to make a hexagon?
7.You join 2 long sticks and 2 short sticks with 4 clay balls and make square corners. What shape is it?
LessonPrint · K.G.B.5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Sticks and Clay Shapes
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.square
2.4
3.3
4.4
5.4
6.6
7.rectangle
Questions about Sticks and Clay Shapes
What does the Sticks and Clay Shapes worksheet cover?
It practices building a shape from sticks for the sides and clay balls for the corners — 7 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core K.G.B.5: Build shapes from parts such as sticks and clay, and draw them. The instruction to students is “Answer each question”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Sticks and Clay Shapes practice?
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.B.5 — K.G.B.5, under Geometry for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Sticks and Clay Shapes is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on K.G.B.5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Sticks and Clay Shapes come with an answer key?
Yes. All 7 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 Sticks and Clay Shapes can I print?
25 versions, of which 24 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two students still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Sticks and Clay Shapes free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Sticks and Clay Shapes, 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.
More practice for K.G.B.5
Build shapes from parts such as sticks and clay, and draw them.