Animal Shapes
Materials:
- Construction Paper
- Glue
- Safety Scissors
- Markers
Directions:
- Cut out a variety of shapes in different shapes and colors. Have your children glue the shapes onto their paper to make different animal shapes. Let your children use the markers to finish their creations.
Shape Nature Walk
Directions:
- Take your class on a nature walk to look for shapes. Every time you see a shape from nature have a child draw the shape for you in your classroom notebook. Look for a circle shaped sun, rectangle blades of grass, circle bugs etc.
Shapes
(to the tune of: frere jacques)This is a square, this is a square,
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It has four sides,
All the same size.
It's a Square, It's a Square.
This is a circle, this is a circle.
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It goes round and round,
No end can be found.
It's a circle, It's a circle.
This is a triangle, this is a triangle.
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It only has three sides,
That join to make three points.
It's a Triangle, It's a triangle.
This is a Rectangle, This is a rectangle.
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It has two short sides
And it has two long sides.
It's a rectangle, It's a rectangle.
Musical Shapes
Directions:
- Cut out five different shapes (one per child), big enough for your children to stand on. Spread the shapes out on the floor. Turn on music and have your children dance around. When the music stops yell out a shape, you may want to hold up an example too, tell your children to hurry and find that shape to stand on. Repeat until you have done every shape.
