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Foundations for math
The Shape of Things
Activities and Strategies
for Development
Draw a large circle, square, and triangle on separate sheets of paper and cut them
out. Name each shape as you show it to your child.
Choosing one shape at a time, walk around the house with your child and look
for items the same shape.
When you are looking for circles, your child might find a dinner plate and a clock
on the wall. Maybe the kitchen floor is made of square tiles and the windows
look like squares, too! A napkin might look like a square and if you fold it on the
diagonal, you can make a triangle! Do you have a puzzle with a triangle piece?
What shape is a whole pizza? How about one slice?
See if you can find shapes when you go outside, too!
Shapely Snacks
You will need cookie cutters in the shape of a circle, a square, and a triangle,
wheat bread, and slices of cheese for this activity.
Help your child cut two of each shape from slices of wheat bread as you discuss
the shapes with him.
Then have him cut one of each shape from slices of cheese.
Match a piece of cheese with the bread shapes to make shape sandwiches and
enjoy the snack!
This would be a fun and yummy activity for your child to do with a friend.
Variation: Use wheat tortillas instead of wheat bread to make quesadillas. Heat
them briefly in the oven or microwave to melt the cheese.