Shape Intro
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Materials
Mouse Shapes book
Shapes (Math Counts) book
Sing to Learn CD
shapes cut out of construction paper (squares, circles, rectangles, triangles, hearts, diamonds, ovals, stars 1/child)
Instructions
- play song #10 on the Sing to Learn CD
- read Mouse Shapes book
- as you read the book, air draw and have the child(ren) mimic air drawing each shape
- get out the construction paper shapes
- hold up one shape and ask the child(ren) what shape it is
- have the child(ren) cover their eyes
- hide the shape around the room
- call on the child(ren) to find the shape
- repeat steps 5-8 for the remaining shapes
- when all the shapes have been found, have the child(ren) trace each shape with their finger as they tell you what shape it is
- read Shapes (Math Counts)
- listen to song #10 on the CD, having the child(ren) hold up the shape that the song is singing about
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