Materials
board game spinner cards
colored markers or construction paper
scissors (adult only)
brass fastener
Instructions
l Divide the card into equal segments, similar to a pie-graph circle.
l Draw or glue shapes and colors within the drawn segments on the card.
l Use a brass fastener to attach a board game spinner or cutout arrow shape to
the center of the circle.
What to Do
1. With the children, review the names of the shapes and colors on the Spin-a-
Shape card.
2. Explain to the children that they will take turns spinning the spinner and
naming the shape and/or color to which the arrow points.
3. Invite the children to work with partners with one child spinning the spinner
and the other identifying the shapes.
4. Challenge the children to identify objects in the classroom that are similar
colors or have similar shapes to those on the Spin-a-Shape card.
Fingerplay
Shapes Around Us by Margery Kranyik Fermino
Learn Every Day About Shapes
board game
spinner cards
colored markers or
construction
paper
scissors (adult only)
brass fastener
materials
My Very First Book of
Shapes by Eric Carle
The Greedy Triangle by
Marilyn Burns
children's Books
Learning Objectives
The children will:
1. Recognize and identify various shapes.
2. Identify colors by name.
3. Develop their small motor skills.
4. Follow sequential directions.
Vocabulary
42
Games
Spin-a-Shape 4+
Point to a circle,
Point to a square,
Point to a triangle,
Shapes are everywhere!
Point to a rectangle,
And another square,
Point to an oval,
Shapes are everywhere!
Assessment
To assess the children's learning, consider the following:
l Were the children able to operate the spinner and follow directions?
l Did the children correctly identify the shapes and colors?
l Were children able to connect the shapes on the spinner to the shapes of the
objects in the classroom?
