The Shape of Things

1
The Shape of Things
A Lesson About Shapes
Georgia Performance Standards MKD1, MKG1, MKG3,
MKP5 SKSC5
By Rosemary George ECE8814/05 July 2005
2
Exploring Shapes

• What is a Circle?
• Lets Find the Circles
• Circles in Action
• What is a Square?
• Make a Pattern with Squares
• What is a Triangle?
• Do you see Triangles?
• What is a Rectangle?
• Ricky Rectangle said
• Lets Review Shapes
• Make a Bar Graph with Shapes
• Pie Graph of Shapes
• Dress the Bear
• Make Something with Shapes
• Lets Watch A Video Shapes Around Us
• Great Shape Books to Read
• Lets Practice
• Have Fun with Shapes in Your World

3
What is a Circle?

• I am Cindy Circle
• Watch me turn round and round
• And you will learn
• Im not straight and I dont bend
• My outside edges never end!

4
Lets Find the Circles
5
Circles in Action
6
What is a Square?
Sammy Square is my name My four sides are just
the same Turn me around, I dont care Im always
the same, Im a Square!
7
Make a Pattern with Squares
8
What is a Triangle?
Tommy Triangle Is the name for me Count my
sides Theres only 1-2-3
9
Do You See Triangles?
Can you see some more?
10
What is a Rectangle?
Ricky Rectangle is my name My four sides are not
the same Two are short And two are long Count my
sides, come along!
11
Ricky Rectangle said
2 are short 2 are long
Do you see the short sides and the long sides?
12
Lets Review Shapes
Rectangle
Circle
Shapes
Shapes
Square
Triangle
13
Make a Graph with Shapes
14
Pie Graph of Shapes
Pie Graph of Shapes
15
Dress the Bear
Click on Bear

• http//www.billybear4kids.com/games/mix/dresbear/d
  ressup.htm

16
Make Something with Shapes
17
Lets Watch A Video
Looking for Shapes Around Us
http//www.gpb.org/public/education/index.jsp
18
Great Shape Books to Read
Twizzlers,Shapes and Patterns by Jerry Pallotta
Sea Shapes by Suse MacDonald
Brown Rabbits Shape Book by Alan Baker
The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns
My First Book of Shapes
A Star In My Orange by Dana Meachen Rau
19
Lets Practice
Find the Pattern Blocks and create a creature.
Use the paper shapes and create a city.
Lets go Outside and look for Shapes!
20
Have Fun With Shapesin Your World
The End