Math Centers

Tangram Puzzles
Shape Pictures:
Cut out hundreds of shapes out construction paper and ask students to glue them onto another piece of paper to make a picture.
Make Toothpick Shapes:
Using plasticine and toothpicks, have students make shapes that resememble those drawn on a series of cards.
Make Geometric Solids:
Provide students with photocopies of the maps to geometric shapes. Ask them to cut them out and glue the sides together to make solids.
Graphing Geometry in the Classroom:
Draw a columns on a large roll of paper and label each column for each geometric solid and/or shape they are studying. Ask students to draw pictures of things from the classroom that fall under each column. Eg: a chalk board could go under the rectangle column and a trash can could go under the cylinder column.
Make Objects Out of Geometric Solids:
Have students make things out of all the geometric solids that they put together or beforehand, collect boxes, cans, etc. for them to use.

Weight Center:
Have a variety of scales and ask students to try weighing things from the classroom. Fold a piece of paper in half and on one side draw an object on the other side draw something that ended up being lighter.
Rice Center:
Have a variety of jars and a large container of rice. Allow students to explore the volumes of the different jars.
Measuring With String:
Have pieces of string that are a wide variety of length. Allow students to find things around the classroom that are longer, shorter, the same size as the pieces of string.
Mesuring With Rulers
Measuring With Paper Clips
Measuring With Shoes
Reading a Thermometer: Provide some thermometers as well as bowls of water that are of different temperatures. Ask students to record the temperature of each of the bowls.