Here are some basic theme ideas for helping preschool aged children learn about shapes.
Sing About Shapes
Shape Song
Cynthia Circle, Cynthia Circle is nice and round
No corners on her are ever found.
Samuel Square, Samuel square that's my name.
I have four sides that are all the same.
Tilly triangle, Tilly triangle is here to see you.
She has three sides and three points too.
Ricky Rectangle Ricky rectangle is a funny sort
Two sides are long and two sides are short
Do You Know (tune "The Muffin Man")
Do you know what shape this is,
What shape this is, what shape this is?
Do you know what shape this is
I'm holding in my hand?
How Can You Tell (tune "Frere Jacques")
This is a square, this is a square,
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It has four sides,
All the same size.
It's a Square, It's a Square.
This is a circle, this is a circle.
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It goes round and round,
No end can be found.
It's a circle, It's a circle.
This is a triangle, this is a triangle.
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It only has three sides,
That join to make three points.
It's a Triangle, It's a triangle.
This is a Rectangle, This is a rectangle.
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It has two short sides
And it has two long sides.
It's a rectangle, It's a rectangle.
Shape Games
I Spy Shape Game
This is a variation of the "I Spy" When a child has a turn they ask the group, "I spy with my little eye, something square (or other shape) and the group had to guess what they are looking at.
Shape Bingo
Make a simple Bingo board with shapes. You can also have them used shaped markers
Read About Shapes
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes
by Tana Hoban
Shapes
by Karen Gundersheimer
Greedy Triangle, The
by Marilyn Burns
Round Is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes
by Roseanne Thong,
The Shape of Things by Dayle Ann Dodds
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