Shapes

How many shapes can you identify by name? (ie. square, circle, diamond, heart, triangle, rectangle, oval, etc.)

Book: The Monster At The End Of This Book

Activity: Shape Monster
*Create your own shape monster. 
-You can use what ever materials you have at your house (some ideas: blocks, paper, buttons, plates, bowls, box of cereal, containers, fabric, towels, Playdoh, monster pizza, snack, etc.). 

Write your own story about your monster:
-What will you call your monster? 
-Is it a friendly monster?
-How old is your monster? 
-How tall is your monster? 
-How much does your monster weigh?
- Does it weigh more or less than you do? 
-Does your monster eat food? What do they eat? 
-Is your monster a girl or a boy? 

Other ideas to try: 
-Draw shapes on paper (or use sticks, rocks, etc. to create them).
-Trace shapes, cut out and create a picture
-Moving shapes: roll a ball, a cylinder (can)
*Which shapes can roll? 
*Which shapes can slide? 
-Balancing blocks on top of each other                      

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