Shape it up!

This past week was centered around SHAPES!  Shapes here, shapes there, shapes everywhere!  We did many fun activities to incorporate our shapes.  One of the kids favorites were these foam blocks below that are all of the different shapes. 

They were very inventive in creating tunnels, buildings, castles, trains, and more!  And they were great at sharing too!

We also put together some puzzles that showed us how shapes really are all around us, including in our food, on our walls, and outside.

We sorted buttons into different "jars" and filled them to the tip top with our shapes.  This helps with shape recognition, along with dexterity skills by simply picking up and placing the shapes.

Even snack time we talked about our circle oranges and cookies.  And, we had fun doing it too! :)

Sammy the Scarecrow came to visit with his body-o-shapes and the children had a great time finding and naming the shapes on Sammy.  It's great when they are having fun and don't really even know they are doing work!

We even created our own pictures with various shapes of all sizes and colors. 

And finally, not to be forgotten was our circle bears.  I first asked the children if they thought we would be able to make a picture of a bear out of only circles.  Some said "yes" and some said "no".  They had a lot of fun seeing the bear come together, and were very creative in doing so.  Every bear looked very different even though we all used the same supplies and had the same color of circles.

We celebrated two birthdays this week.  A very happy birthday to Addison and Zackery!!


I wasn't kidding when I said shapes here, and there, and EVERYWHERE was I?  We also learned about the letters D, and E, and the number 3 this week. (do I sound like sesame street?)  And, we each were able to choose a book from my library to take home this past week.  I hope your children are sharing the songs and rhymes we learn with you and your families at home, and having a great time coming to school!