Shape Picture Books And Activities
“Circle, Square, Moose” Kelly Bingham
Supplies: a toy moose, or a printed out picture of a moose
Instructions: After reading the book, have your children look for and find shapes in your classroom, house, yard, playground, or woods. While doing this, pretend that the toy moose (or picture of a moose) keeps joining the conversation saying “and moose!”
“Perfect Square” Michael Hall
Supplies: hole punch, scissors, glue, construction paper
Instructions: Have squares available made out of construction paper. After reading the book ask the children what do they want to do with their square? Do they want to cut it, punch a hole, tear the paper, or crinkle it? The next step is for them to then glue the pieces of the paper on a piece of construction paper.
Adaptation: For children that can’t cut with scissors yet, tearing paper is a great task to help their hands get ready for using scissors. Some children will need the tear started for them.
“Walter’s Wonderful Web” Tim Hopgood
Supplies: pipe cleaner
After reading the book, give the children a shape to make out of a pipe cleaner. Talk about if it has straight lines or curves. How many corners does it have?
Adaptations: For squares and triangles, some children will need the pipe cleaner already folded into fourths or thirds. Then the child can move it into the right shape.
