What’s That Shape? – 2.6 – Add A Little

Muscle Moving

Puzzle Run

Supplies:

• A shape sorter set or a puzzle your child can confidently put together
• A sensory bin – could be a cardboard box filled with shredded paper or tissue paper, a plastic container with a couple of inches of water (if your shape sorter can handle getting wet), or a container of pompoms

Prep:

• Place all the shapes or puzzle pieces in the sensory bin.
• Place the sensory bin at child-accessible height on one side of the room, place the shape sorter or puzzle backing on the other side.

Time to Play:

• Show your child how to find one piece in the sensory bin, then run across the room to insert it in the shape sorter or puzzle.
• Encourage your child to try.
• Cheer your child on and join your child in running back and forth.

Brain Boosting

Build Your Own Shapes

Supplies:

• Playdough

Time to Play:

• Sit at the table with your child. Give some playdough to your child and keep some for yourself to use.
• Engage with your child and talk about what each of you is doing.
• Mention that you would like to make some shapes, then talk aloud as you work. For example, “I am going to make a shape with four sides. I want all the sides to be the same length. There! What shape did I make?”
• Depending on what your child already knows, adjust what you are making so they can confidently answer some of your questions, but also include new shapes or concepts.
  • Basic shapes:
    • Circle
    • Square
    • Triangle
    • Rectangle
    • Heart
    • Star
    • Oval
  • Advanced shapes:
    • Pentagon
    • Trapezoid
    • Hexagon
    • Octagon
    • Cone
    • Cube
    • Pyramid
  • Basic Concepts
    • Same / Different
    • Bigger / Smaller
    • Colours
  • Advanced Concepts
    • Counting 1-10
    • Big / Medium / Small
    • On / Under / Beside