What are the riddles about geometric shapes?

This kind of folklore, like riddles, is a separate colloquial genre. In pagan times, people believed that some objects or animals can eavesdrop on them, so they came up with various suggestions. Since ancient times, they are used to train savvy and ingenuity and are used to acquaint with the seasons, plants, animals and natural phenomena. In general, it was believed that adults can only be called someone who copes well with riddles.

Modern puzzles cover various areas of activity. There are puzzles about the holidays and seasons, riddles about the plant and animal world, riddles about geometric shapes and words. With their help, children learn about different professions and subjects. They can also be of various kinds: poetic, anagrams, rebuses, rhymed, in the form of descriptions, poetic, metaphorical, etc.

What is the use of entertaining geometry?

Riddles about geometric figures for children can not only interest the child, but also bring a lot of benefit. Acquaintance with the basic school subjects today should occur still in a kindergarten, therefore it is necessary to make it as much as possible fascinating and cheerful for the kid. On how interesting the first lessons will be, the attitude to mathematics in the future depends to a large extent.

The main goal pursued by riddles about geometric figures for preschoolers is to introduce children to the basic concepts. In addition, the child with the help of the game develops logical thinking, learns to find the difference between the main and secondary, determine the objects in accordance with their signs. Riddles about geometric figures strengthen the curiosity and imagination of kids.

Varieties and examples

By construction, riddles about geometric figures are different.

• Rhymed. In them, rhyme plays the role of a clue, that is, the correct answer emerges by itself.

We lead by the handle on the sheet

We with a tick, on the edge

Draw a line here,

Let's call it ... (straight).

This form of a kolobok,

All the planets in the world,

But when you squeezed it,

It turned out suddenly ... (oval).

I saw a friend of the circle

With an attractive appearance.

The circle introduced us to each other,

I'm now familiar with ... (a circle).

• Riddle-description. They just talk about the subject you need to guess.

This figure has all three details: three corners, three vertices and three sides.

What happens if you put a square on an angle?

The smallest geometric figure, often found at the end of the sentence.

How best to present mathematical puzzles to the child

In order to offer the child to play puzzles about geometric figures, you do not need to sit him down at the table, as in boring lessons, this can be done during a walk or a long trip. For a change, you can offer the kid himself to come up with new riddles. And if you like this pastime, then in the future you can go to more complex exercises, or interesting tasks with matches, or make mathematical puzzles and anagrams.

When choosing entertaining questions, it is necessary to take into account the degree of preparation of the child, his interest in the subject and, of course, his age.