Kindergarten Activity No. 68 : Shapes Recognition

Shapes recognition activity

Feed the Shape Monster game

 

Learning shapes helps the children identify and organize visual information, it also helps them learn skills in other curriculum areas including reading, Mathematics and science. For example, an early step in understanding numbers and letters is to recognize their shape.

In this activity we will help the children recognize and name the basic 2D shapes, while enjoying themselves and having fun.

 

For this activity you will need:

• 4 big pieces of cardboard to make 4 Shape Monsters
• Small shape cards
• Paint
• Googly eyes (or you can draw the eyes on the Shape Monster using a marker)
• Glue
• A pair of scissors
• A marker

Preparing the Shape Monsters

1. Paint each piece of cardboard in any colour you like. Use a different colour for each piece of cardboard to make 4 Shapes Monsters.
2. Once the paint is dry cut each piece of cardboard in the following shapes: a circle, a square, a rectangle, and a triangle.
3. Now cut a hole in each shape to represent the monster’s mouth. The shape of the mouth should correspond to the respective Shape Monster. For example, the circle Shape Monster should have a mouth cut in the shape of a circle.
4. Once the mouth is cut, glue the googly eyes on each monster to make a proper shape monster with an open mouth.
5. If you are not using googly eyes draw they eyes with a marker.

 

Preparing the small shape cut outs

 

Take the remaining pieces of cardboard and cut out small circles, triangles, rectangles, and squares from them.

 

Let’s feed the hungry Shape Monster

 

• Mix up all the small shapes and put them in a tray.
• Ask your child to take a small shape from the tray, say its name, and feed it to the corresponding Monster.

 

Enjoy

Ms. Anna

K1.2