Materials
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen
CD and player, or cassette tape and player
Instructions
1. Sing this song at group or circle time when you have a few extra moments. It
teaches children about shapes.
2. Sit on the floor and begin singing the first verse to let children know it is
time to learn shapes!
A Circle Is a Shape (Tune: "The Wheels on the Bus")
The shape of a ball is a big circle (hold up ball)
A big circle, a big circle.
The shape of a ball is a big circle
A circle is a shape.
The shape of a block is a small square, (hold up block)
A small square, a small square.
The shape of a block is a small square,
A square is a shape.
The shape of a book is a rectangle (hold up book)
A rectangle, a rectangle.
The shape of a book is a rectangle.
A rectangle is a shape.
More to do Games: Have the children go on a scavenger hunt for shapes in the classroom.
Start with circles, then squares, and so on.
