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Foundations for math
Lots of Dots
Cut out different size circles from colored poster board, textured wallpaper,
and sand paper.
Put glue on the back of each circle. Let the children help stick the circles onto
a large piece of poster board.
Hang it at the children’s level and encourage them to look and touch all the
circles!
Talk about the circles and find other things in your class that are shaped like
a circle such as a clock, a plate, and a ball. Talk about how the different circles
“feel”—smooth, bumpy, and rough.
Make another poster with squares and one with triangles.
Activities and Strategies
for Development
Shape Snacks
Make jello circles by pouring liquid jello into small round plastic cups (or
purchase prepared jello in cups). Make jello squares by pouring another flavor
into an ice cube tray. Cool in the refrigerator.
At snack time, slide a knife around the edges to remove the jello from the
containers. Slice the jello from the plastic cups into a few circles.
Serve other snack foods with the same shapes such as banana circles and
cereal squares.
Talk about the shapes as the children enjoy eating them!
Special Needs Tip
The different textures add a sensory experience to this activity.
This will be especially helpful to a child who is visually impaired.