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Foundations for math
Activities and Strategies
for Development
Shape Walking
With masking tape, make a large circle, square, and triangle on the floor indoors
or draw them with chalk on a hard surface outside.
Describe the features of each shape. The circle is round. The square has four
sides and corners. The triangle has three sides and corners.
Put on music and have the children follow as you walk around each shape.
Stop the music and sit down on the shape. If the music is fast, run around the
shape. If it is slow, tiptoe around it. Jump up and down on the shape. Jump in and
out of the shape.
Special Needs Tip
Hold the hand of a vision impaired child and walk around the
shapes together.
Shape Up
Gather three-dimensional circles, squares, and triangles such as plastic shapes
from a shape sorter or blocks.
Trace each shape to create an outline of the exact shape on a piece of construction
paper. Laminate the paper or cover it with clear contact paper.
Have the children match the real shapes to the pictures of the shapes.
Name and describe each shape as the children match them.
Special Needs Tip
Glue fine grain sandpaper onto the shape outlines for a child
with vision difficulties.