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Foundations for math
A “Feely” Shape Book
Cut brightly colored cardboard or poster board into six pieces, each measuring
about five by eight inches, to make pages for a book.
Draw a large circle on the first card, a small circle on the second, a large square
on the third, a small square on the fourth, a large triangle on the fifth, and a small
triangle on the sixth.
Cut the same size shapes from scraps of textured material such as sandpaper,
furry fabric, corduroy, or terry cloth. Use the same material for the circles, a
different one for the squares, and another for the triangles.
Glue one shape on each page.
Punch a hole at the top and bottom of the left side of each page.
Attach the cards together by loosely tying a shoe lace through each set of holes.
Make a double or triple knot.
Help the children look through the book and feel each shape. Talk about the
“big” and “little” circles, squares, and triangles, and how each one feels when you
touch it.
A variation of this activity is to cut large fabric shapes from textured material
and put them in a paper bag. Let each infant pull out a shape or let one infant
explore the whole bag!
Dangling Shapes
Make a shape mobile to hang above your changing area.
Activities and Strategies
for Development
Cut a circle, square, and triangle from different color sponges. Poke a hole
through each shape and thread a piece of string through it.
Tie the strings to a plastic or wire hanger. Hang the mobile above your changing
area so the infants can see the shapes while you are changing diapers.
Tap the mobile to make the shapes move, and talk about the shapes when the
infants are looking at them.
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