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Find the Shape
Find different shapes in the house, school, outside, in buildings,
stores,
grocery stores, signs, etc. Name the shape after you find it.
Matching Shapes Game
Age Level: Toddlers through Early Elementary Grades
Each child takes a turn placing a small shape on top of the matching
larger shape. For variation, make the same shapes on
different colors of paper, and have the children match by color instead
of by shape.
Make a Shape
Using flat ended toothpicks, craft
sticks, straws (cut them smaller),
etc. have a child create various shapes (e.g triangle (3 sides), square
/ rectangle (4 sides), pentagon (5 sides), hexagon (6 sides), heptagon
(7 sides), octagon (8 sides), etc. If you use toothpicks, you can
have the child glue it onto a piece of paper.
What Shape Am I?
Copyright 2000, 2005 Barbara Pratt. All rights reserved.
Grade Level: Preschool through Early Elementary
I am thinking of a shape. It is a rectangle
with all four sides equal.
What am I? (A square).
I am thinking of a shape that has three sides and
three corners
What am I? (A triangle, etc.).
I am thinking of a shape that has no sides and no
corners
What am I? (A circle).
I am thinking of a shape that has two sides that are
shorter than the other two sides, and they have right angles.
What am I? (A rectangle).
I am thinking of a shape that has five points.
What am I? (A star).
I am thinking of a shape that looks like my face,
but it is longer than a circle.
What am I? (An oval).
I Have A Shape
Copyright 2000 Pratt's Educational Resources for Teachers &
Parents.
All rights reserved.
Grade Level: Preschool through Early Elementary
from: my sister, Donna S.
Rhyme
I have a shape.
I have a shape.
Oh, Can you guess?
Oh, Can you guess?
What shape I have?
Teaching Procedure:
1. Introduce the class to the rhyme by saying the rhyme several times.
2. Have the class say the rhyme several times until they know the rhyme.
3. Divide the class into two groups and have both groups say the rhyme as they use different body movements to illustrate a certain shape. Have the groups use other movements as they make the shape.
Examples: Make a circle by holding hands.
Make
a
rectangle
by
standing
together in 2 long lines and 2 short lines.
4. Came back as a class to see what each group came up with.
My Version of I Have A Shape
Copyright 2000 Barbara Pratt. All rights reserved.
(This is great for home schooling since you will not have enough children to make the shapes. You can use this in the classroom.)
1. Say the rhyme above while holding in your hands a shape (the shape can be on paper or blocks). For example, circle, triangle, rectangle, square, oval, etc.
2. Have the class say the rhyme several times until they know the rhyme.
3. Ask the children: "What shape do I have?" Have the children respond each time you do a different shape. When you come to the circle, put your arms above your head to form a circle. When you come to the triangle, put your arms above your head and put your hands together to form a triangle shape. Have the children do the same thing for these two shapes.
This Is A Shape
Copyright 2000 Barbara Pratt and Donna S. All rights reserved.
Grade Level: Preschool through Early Elementary
This part is from my sister, Donna S.
Rhyme
This is a shape.
This is a shape.
Oh, can you guess?
Oh, can you guess?
What shape this is?
This is a circle.
This is a circle.
Yes, it is a circle.
Because it's round.
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I added these lines:
This is a square.
This is a square.
Yes, it is a square.
Because it's a rectangle with
all four sides equal.
This is a triangle.
This is a triangle.
Yes, it is a triangle.
Because it has three sides and three corners
This is a rectangle.
This is a rectangle.
Yes, it is a rectangle.
Because it has two sides that
are
shorter than the other two sides, and they have right angles.
This is a star.
This is a star.
Yes, it is a star.
Because it has five points.
This is an oval.
This is an oval.
Yes, it is an oval.
Because it looks like my face, but it is longer than a
circle.
Have the children say the rhyme in a steady beat. When the children discover what shape it is, they say the rhyme using the second line, third line, fourth line, etc. Change the rhyme to include the shapes that the children want to use.
Shape Sugar Cookies or Shape Biscuits
Make round, heart, other shaped cookies using cookie cutters or cut
your own shape using a plastic knife.
Use my recipes: sugar
cookies or dairy-free
sugar cookies; biscuits
or df
biscuits.
Shape Sandwiches
Make sandwiches. Cut them into triangles, use a circle, heart,
etc.
cookie cutter, or cut your own shape using a plastic knife.
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Science Activities:
Find circles in the room, outside, or look in a mirror at your body.
Games / Physical Education:
Play ball or "Duck, Duck, Goose".
Home Economics / Cooking / Snack:
Make pancakes.
Circle Songs: Music, Games & Physical
Education:
The Wheels on the Bus
Sing: The
Wheels on
the
Bus or The Wheels On
The
Bus (Animated).
Sing a different version of the song at: The Wheels on
the Bus @ NIEHS
Musical Circles
Place different colors of circles on the floor in a circle or on
chairs.
Have the children go around until the music stops. Continue the
game. Another variation is, when the music stops, each child needs to
tell you what color the circle is (in English and/or Spanish).
Arts & Crafts:
Circle Painting
Have the children paint on a piece of paper using the following
objects: sponge circle, coins, cotton balls, carrots, zuchinni, or
other round
vegetables, etc.
Cooking/Home Economics/Snacks:
Make round sugar
cookies, dairy-free
sugar
cookies or any other cookies, biscuits, dairy-free
biscuits, pancakes, dairy-free
pancakes, or a pie (cut it into pieces for fractions).
Snacks: English muffins, bagels, snack crackers
Math:
Measure the the food you make or the snacks you eat.
Links
Shape: Circle @
ChildFun.com
Big
and
Little
Which
circle
is
the largest...?
Printables
akidsheart.com:
Preschool
Printable
Activity
-
Circles Finish drawing the circles
for the flower.
Bry-Back
Manor:
Butterflies
-
Circles
FamilyEducation.com:
Printables
Circle
Trace
(This
Little
Piggie Went to Market)
Go to Learningpage.com.
Click
on
"Become
A
Member"
and then sign in. Click on
"Theme
Sheets".
Dinosaur:
Identify
a
Circle
Preschool
@
Learningpage.com
Ocean:
Identify
a
Circle
(Preschool)
@
Learningpage.com (a pelican)
Zoo:
Identify
a
Circle
(Kindergarten)
@
Learningpage.com
Zini's Activity
Page: Shapes Galore
Lil-Fingers
Circle
Coloring
Page
SchoolExpress.com
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Free
Worksheets
-
Ages
3 to 6 : Shapes
Scissor
Skills:
Flowers
Pretty
&
Bright,
Mr. Sun, Sometimes I
have trouble viewing the pages.
Sesame
Workshop
Circles
(Cookie
Monster
Baking
Cookies)
The Very
Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle has a
moon and sun in it.
Triangle
Books:
The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns
Home Economics:
Cut one of the below into fourths
to
make four triangles.
Make a sandwich.
Make waffles.
Math, Reading, & Home Economics Activity: Read the book The
Greedy
Triangle. Make a sandwich. Talk about how it can
be divided up in different ways. Cut it up how the children tell
you it can be divided. Give the children a triangle-shaped piece.
Arts & Crafts:
Three Corner Hat
Cut a piece of newspaper (or butcher paper) to be about 14x20 inches
(make it larger for a teenager or an adult). Fold the longer length in
half.
Fold the top corners towards the center (where they join each
other).
Fold the bottoms up. Tape the middles together.
Decorate using kids paints, crayons, markers, water colors, etc.
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