Build a castle, a rocket and a car from basic shapes.
Shape Builders helps second graders find circles, squares, rectangles and triangles in a castle, a rocket and a car, then build them using shapes. Artists see shapes in everything!
Art & Creativity course · Grade 2
Shape Builders · Learning goals
Artists see shapes in everything. Find circles, squares, rectangles and triangles in a castle, a rocket and a car, then build them yourself!
Why it matters
Breaking objects into shapes makes drawing complex things easier.
Using shapes supports grade 2 geometry skills.
Shape building introduces ideas used in design and engineering.
Inside Shape Builders
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 castle, a rocket and a car.
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 start big drawings with simple shapes.
A castle is made of tall rectangles with triangle roofs.
A rocket is a rectangle with a triangle on top and triangle fins.
A car is rectangles with two circle wheels. Vroom!
For parents
Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.
Use blocks or paper shapes to build a castle together, then draw it using the same shapes.
Practice
Real questions from Shape Builders. Try them with your child, then tap to see the answer.
Question 1
Circles
Question 2
Triangle
Question 3
To plan big drawings
The full course has 4 questions with instant feedback, stars and rewards. Create a free account to play them all.
Shape Builders · Questions from parents
Shape Builders is a grade 2 art & creativity course for kids ages 7–8. That is Year 3 art & creativity in the UK and Year 2 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.
Artists see shapes in everything. Find circles, squares, rectangles and triangles in a castle, a rocket and a car, then build them yourself! Along the way they practice: Build It!.
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.
Shape Builders is part of SkillBloom Premium, which unlocks every course in every subject. Each subject also has free courses, so your child can try SkillBloom before you decide.
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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