Materials
Changes, Changes by Pat Hutchins
Shapes in varying colors and sizes cut from construction paper, fabric, and wallpaper
Construction paper
Glue
Instructions
1. Share the book Changes, Changes with the class.
2. Allow the children time to brainstorm about a story they could depict using shapes.
3. Provide the children with a variety of shapes, construction paper, and glue.
4. Encourage the children to depict a story, then glue the shapes onto their paper.
5. Ask the children to share their story with the class. Record the stories on paper or audio tape.More to doMore art: Ask older children to create a set of pictures using shapes, then place the pictures insequence.Outdoors: Go for a walk and identify shapes in the natural environment.
