Monday, July 28, 2014

Shape Focus

Music/Movement: 
Sing shape song or songs that have shape connections (or same number of sides, etc.)
Draw shapes in air with finger
Form shapes with body (yoga)
Move body in the motion of the shape.
Walk the shape on the ground (follow line)
Shape Dance Circle (put shapes in the middle and pick one out or have kids stand up and dance if they have a certain shape)

Books:
Look, Look, Look
Mouse Shapes
Line that bent into a shape...??

Activities
shape stories (felt, paper)- create the shape characters and tell a story with them
pattern blocks/tangrams
make patterns of shapes (train, bead bracelet, drawing, etc.)
geo board (to create shapes with rubber bands)
Draw shapes (help children listen--shape and color--then create picture)
Shapes scavenger hunt
Look for shapes in famous art pieces
paint with shapes cut of sponges or foam
Use shape bean bags or pieces to pass around a circle or catch with

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