~COLOR'S - SHAPES~
SONGS & ACTIVITIES
DRAW A CIRCLE
Draw a circle. Draw a circle. (draw circles in the air with fingers)
Round as can be.
Draw a circle, draw a circle
Just for me.
Draw a square. Draw a square. (draw squares in the air)
Shaped like a box.
Draw a square, draw a square.
With corners four.
Draw a triangle. Draw a triangle (draw triangles in the air)
With corners three.
Draw a triangle. Draw a triangle
Just for me.
POPSICLE STICKS
Put various shapes on popsicle sticks. Hold up one at a time and ask the children to tell you the shape, color and flavor it might be if it were a popsicle.
FEELY BOX
"Feely box" with a face drawn on front. Cut a mouth hole large enough for a hand to fit inside. Put in a shape (start with circle, square, and triangle). Let child feel that shape and see if he/she can tell what shape it is. Later other shapes or objects can be used (ex: a clothespin, sponge, feather, etc.)
Another type of feely box is a box filled with tiny styrofoam bits and the shape can be buried within the styrofoam. A sock also makes a good feely box.
BLINDFOLD GAME
Blindfold one child and then give him/her a shape to feel and tell what it is. Take turns doing this. later this can be used for textures and weight.
DRAW SHAPES
Draw shapes on the air and see if the children can guess what shape you are drawing. Let the children draw with you or have a turn in trying to trick the other children.
POSTER
Use any poster and ask the children to point to the various chapes within the poster. (Ex: a circle could be a wheel on a car)
SHAPE BOOK
* Crayons
* Construction paper
* Stapler
(1) Stack 2 - 4 pieces of paper and fold them to resemble a book. Staple pages on fold.
(2) Help children print "My Shape Book" on cover.
(3) Write the names of shapes, such as rectangle, triangle, star, square, circle, oval, diamond. They can draw shapes on pages and color them.
PLATE OF SHAPES
* Construction paper
* Scissors
* Paper plates
* Crayons
* Glue
* Brass fasteners
(1) Have 4 different shapes cut out of construction paper. (2 ea of each shape for each child) (triangle, circle, square, diamond, etc)
(2) Have the children draw lines to divide the plate into 8 wedges.
(3) Have the children glue shapes onto the plate. 1 Shape per wedge. (have them mixed up).
(4) Cut out construction paper arrows and attach 2 in center of each plate with fastener.
(5) Have the children point arrows to matching pairs.
CIRCLE SONG
Sung to: "Jingle Bells"
Round circles, Round circles, Round circles to make,
Oh what fun it is to draw round circles to shake.
Oh, Round circles, Round circles, Round circles to make,
Oh what fun it is to draw, round circles to shake.
BLOCK SONG
Sung to: "If your happy and you Know It"
Find a block that is square - over there.
Find a block that is square - over there.
Find a block that is square and hold it in the air,
Now put away your block over there.
Find a block that is round, without a sound.
Find a block that is round, without a sound.
Find a block that is round and touch it to the gound,
Now put away your block, without a sound.
FRIENDLY SHAPES
(fannel board)
Little Cindy Circle rolls along the ground;
She has no corners - she just spins around! (circle)
Sammy Square is his name;
He has four sides, all the same... 1, 2, 3, 4! (square)
Danny Diamond is shaped like a kite;
He has four points - I know that's right.. 1, 2, 3, 4! (diamond)
Tracy Triangle with corners three;
Count the corners now with me... 1, 2, 3! (triangle)
SHAPES
Make a circle, make a circle,
Draw it in the sky.
Use your finger, use your finger,
Make it as round as a pie.
Draw a square, draw a square,
Make the lines so straight.
Make a square, make a square,
Draw a box in the air.
Draw a triangle, draw a triangle,
Always start at the top.
make a tent, make a tent,
Use three lines and stop!
ONE BLUE SQUARE
Sung to: "Three Blind Mice"
One blue square
One blue square
See how its shaped
See how it shaped
Four big corners it does have
Four big corners it does have
One blue square
One blue square
PAPER SHAPES
Cut out circles, squares and triangles - all different colors. Allow the children to glue the shapes onto contruction paper making geometric patterns on the paper.
THE CIRCLE
A circle, a circle
Draw it round and fat. (use index finger to draw circle in the air)
A circle, a circle, (repeat action)
Draw it for a hat. (draw a circle in the air overhead)
A circle, a circle, (repeat action)
Draw it just for me, (draw in the air)
A circle, a circle, (draw in the air)
now jump and count the three: one! two! three!
RECTANGLE
Here's a rectangle, straight and tall:
(arms straight, over head, fingers touch)
two long sides and thats not all.
Two short sides that face each other.
Draw one rectangle, now another. (draw in the air)
COLORS
Colors to be added in the future. If there is a link, that means the page is done. I will be doing the pages in the order they are in.
THE COLOR BLUE
THE COLOR YELLOW
THE COLOR RED
GREEN
PURPLE
BLACK
ORANGE