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Rainbows (Circles) - Submitted by Linda (lindafh)
Pre-cut (or have older kids cut themselves) 7 circles, each one an
inch smaller than the other - starting with the largest at 9 inches.
Cut 9 inch circles from red construction paper; 8 inch circles from orange;
7 inch from yellow; 6 inch from green; 5 inch from blue; 4 inch from purple;
3 inch from pink. Have the kids glue the circles on top of each other in
order of size. Don't worry about centering each circle - let the
kids be creative! When they are finished gluing, cut the finished
project in half. You have two rainbows - we hang one in the daycare
and the kids get to take the other one home!
Magnetic Shape Board - Submitted by Linda (lindafh)
Cut out several shapes in different colors from heavy paper (squares,
triangles, circles, half circles & rectangles). Glue a piece
of magnet on the back. Let the kids build "creations" using the shapes
in different ways. A fridge, a large cookie sheet or magnetic blackboard
work great! This project could also be done with a felt board and
felt shapes, as well as with fun foam!
Sorter Bean Bags - Submitted by Linda (lindafh)
Home made bean bags are easy to make. I made mine from a light
denim material. Stuff them loosely with a small bean or unpopped
corn (rice works too, but will break down into a powder after awhile).
To use as a shape sorter, I hand painted (with fabric paint) a shape on
each beanbag set - circle, half circle, triangle, square & diamond.
(I made stencil shapes from heavy cardboard to use as a guide). I
made five sets with five beanbags each. Each set had a beanbag with
one shape; two shapes; three shapes; four shapes; and five shapes painted
on one side. The other side had the number to match the # of shapes
on each bag. All the #1's (or bags with one shape) were painted with
red; #2's (or bags with 2 shapes) with yellow; #3's with green; #4's with
orange; #5's with dark blue.
When we play beanbag games, I ask each child to find a different bean bag: Child #1 looks for all the triangles; Child #2 looks for all the squares, etc. Next time I will ask them to look for the colors; or the numbers or to choose one of each shape!
Shape Treasure Hunt - Submitted by Linda (lindafh)
Cut out large shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle) from heavy
cardboard. Write the "shapes" name on each shape. You may want
to laminate each shape. Punch a hole in each shape and tie a long
string/ribbon so that it can hang around a child's neck. Give each
child a shape to take with them, and ask them to find a number of items
in the daycare that match the shape. Younger children can look for
one item at a time and bring to you. Older children can look for
"5" items before returning to you.
Tip: This idea works great for teaching colors too!
Recipes
Shape Snack Fun!
Serve the kids a fun snack made up of circles (cheerios, fruit loops,
apple rings, kiwi rings), squares( shreddies, small crackers), triangles
(cheese slices, melon pieces), rectangles (pineapple sticks, carrot/celery/cucumber
sticks with dip). Before they eat, ask the kids to identify the shapes
and put like shapes together!
