My Little Bag of Shapes

Materials

small zipperclosure bags (1 per child)

Instructions

Write the following on a sheet of paper. Draw the shape described in each
line. Make a copy for each child.
Can You Do What I Do? by Freya Zellerhoff
Can you do what I do?
I can make a circle as round as a ball.
I can make a triangle, it has three sides.
I can make a square; all sides are just the same.
I can make a rectangle that has two long sides and two short sides.
I can make an oval, shaped like an egg.
And if you want me to, I make a hexagon with six sides for you!
What to Do
1. Talk with the children about different kinds of shapes. Explain the difference
between a circle and an oval, and a square and a rectangle. Go over the text
and images on the sheets of paper.
2. Hand out six craft sticks and one piece of string to each child. Encourage them
to experiment constructing different shapes.
3. Challenge the children to make a circle, triangle, square, rectangle, oval, and
hexagon. Help them if necessary.
4. At the end of this activity, hand out the bags for the children. They place their
craft sticks, pieces of string, and poem in the bags so they can take "little bags
of shapes" home.
Assessment
To assess the children's learning, consider the following:
l Can the child make the shapes identified on the piece of paper?
l Can the child identify the name the shapes she makes?