Build a house, a robot and a cat from simple shapes.
Shape Art shows first graders that artists see shapes everywhere. Kids use circles, squares, rectangles and triangles to build a house, a robot and a cat in an interactive shape builder.
Art & Creativity course · Grade 1
Shape Art · Learning goals
Artists see shapes everywhere! Use circles, squares, rectangles and triangles to build a house, a robot and a cat.
Why it matters
Seeing objects as simple shapes is the secret to drawing anything.
Naming and using shapes supports early geometry.
Building pictures from shapes encourages kids to invent their own designs.
Inside Shape Art
A short read-aloud lesson first, then hands-on games and a quiz to lock it in.
Step 1 · Lesson
A short read-aloud lesson in 4 steps.
Step 2 · Build pictures from shapes
Drag shapes to build a house, a robot and a cat.
Step 3 · Quiz
4 questions to check what stuck.
Lesson preview
This is the real lesson text your child hears, read aloud by a friendly voice.
Artists use shapes to make pictures! This house is made of shapes.
A circle is round. A square has 4 equal sides. A triangle has 3 sides.
Put shapes together to build anything. Look at this robot!
Can you see the circles and triangles in this cat?
For parents
Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.
Cut out paper circles, squares and triangles and let your child build an animal or vehicle on the table.
Practice
Real questions from Shape Art. Try them with your child, then tap to see the answer.
Question 1
3
Question 2
Circle
Question 3
Triangle
The full course has 4 questions with instant feedback, stars and rewards. Create a free account to play them all.
Shape Art · Questions from parents
Shape Art is a grade 1 art & creativity course for kids ages 6–7. That is Year 2 art & creativity in the UK and Year 1 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.
Artists see shapes everywhere! Use circles, squares, rectangles and triangles to build a house, a robot and a cat. Along the way they practice: Shape Builder.
About 15 minutes in total, split into 3 short levels. Most kids finish it over two or three sessions. Progress is saved, so they can stop any time and pick up where they left off.
Yes. Shape Art is one of the first 2 courses in Grade 1 Art & Creativity. Create a free parent account and your child can start right away.
No. Every lesson has a friendly read-aloud voice, questions are read aloud too, and the pictures help kids follow along. Confident readers can turn the voice off.
Yes. SkillBloom is built for homeschooling families. Kids work through lessons, games and quizzes on their own, and the parent dashboard shows what they finished and which skills need more practice. It works on phones, tablets and laptops.
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