Using the Shape Songs (Classic Video Collection), students learn all about shapes, including Shape Names and Shape Recognition through a catchy song!
Using the Shapes Song, students learn all about shapes, including Shape Names and Shape Recognition. The Shapes Song by Have Fun Teaching is a song that teaches the shapes. Shapes have names their made of angles and lines, there are flat shapes and solid shapes we see them all the…
Using the Square Song (MP3), students learn all about squares, including Shape Names and Shape Recognition through a catchy song!
Using the Circle Song, students will learn all about circles. A circle is a shape that goes around and around. It's like a pizza, and a cookie, a ring, and a coin. A circle is a shape that goes around and around. In this song, your kids will also draw…
This triangle cut outs activity has children sort 12 shape cards and cut out big triangles. Made for Preschool to 2nd Grade, with an answer key included for quick checking.
These shapes word wall flash cards give PreK to 2nd grade children eleven flat shapes with bold names, plus a count-the-sides practice page and answer key included.
These shapes flash cards help PreK to 3rd grade students name 18 flat and solid shapes with fold-over self-check cards, a practice page, and an answer key included.
Using the Shape Songs (MP3 Album), students learn all about shapes, including Shape Names and Shape Recognition through a catchy song!
This star cut outs activity lets PreK to 1st grade children count star points and sort star cards, then color and cut big stars. A practice page and answer key included.
Using the Shape Song (Original Music Video), students learn all about shapes, including Shape Names and Shape Recognition through a catchy song!
Using the Circle Song (Original Music Video), students learn all about circles, including Shape Names and Shape Recognition through a catchy song!
Using the Shape Song (MP3), students learn all about shapes, including Shape Names and Shape Recognition through a catchy song!
These 3D shapes word wall flash cards help preschool to 2nd grade students name six solid figures, with word wall cards, fold-over flash cards and a practice page. Answer key included.
Using the Triangle Song (Original Music Video), students learn all about triangles, including Shape Names and Shape Recognition through a catchy song!
Using the Square Song (Original Music Video), students learn all about squares, including Shape Names and Shape Recognition through a catchy song!
This shape counting worksheet has Kindergarten students count groups of shapes, then write the numeral and the number word for each one. An answer key is included, so checking counting practice takes seconds.
Using the Rectangle Song (Original Music Video), students learn all about rectangles, including Shape Names and Shape Recognition through a catchy song!
Using the Circle Song (MP3), students learn all about circles, including Shape Names and Shape Recognition through a catchy song!
Using the Triangle Song (MP3), students learn all about triangles, including Shape Names and Shape Recognition through a catchy song!
Using the Pentagon Song (Original Music Video), students learn all about pentagons, including Shape Names and Shape Recognition through a catchy video!
Circles, squares and silly songs
Preschoolers learn to name and recognize the basic shapes: circle, square, triangle and rectangle, and often star, heart and oval too. They start to notice what makes each one special: a triangle has 3 sides and 3 corners, a circle has no corners at all. Then they hunt for shapes in the real world, like a round clock or a rectangle door. The click moment is when a child points at a pizza slice and shouts, "Triangle!"
Little learners need to hear it, see it and touch it. These three moves do all of that.
Shape songs give kids words to describe what they see. Play a shapes song and trace each shape in the air with big arms as it's named. Counting the sides out loud while singing makes "3 sides, 3 corners" stick.
Why it works: words set to a repeating melody are easier to recall than the same words spoken (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withShapes SongSongsOpen it →Show a shape card, say its name together, then send kids to find something in the room with the same shape. Quick, active and perfect for short attention spans.
Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withShapes Flash CardsFlash CardsOpen it →Let kids run their fingers along the edges of a big paper star and count the points. Then they glue it, decorate it and tell a friend about it. Touch helps preschoolers notice corners and sides.
Why it works: kids understand an idea best when they touch it, then draw it, then write it, the order the U.S. Department of Education recommends for elementary math.
Try it withStar Cut OutsActivitiesOpen it →Shape time should be noisy, wiggly and full of discovery.
ActivitiesCut out paper triangles, then match them to snacks like crackers and sandwich halves.
Open Triangle Cut Outs →
VideosWatch a circle song and roll, spin and make circles with your whole body.
Open Circle Song (Original Music Video) →
Flash CardsPost shape word wall cards around the room and go on a pointing hunt.
Open Shapes Word Wall →Teacher favorites right now: Shape Songs (Classic Video Collection), Shapes Song and Square Song (MP3).
Most preschoolers learn circle, square, triangle and rectangle first, then star, heart and oval. Recognizing them is the main goal; describing sides and corners comes next.
Many children start naming a circle around age 2 or 3 and know the basic four shapes by 4 or 5. Every child moves at their own pace, and lots of play helps.
Point out shapes everywhere: plates, windows, road signs. Make shapes with playdough or sticks, and sing a shape song in the car. A few minutes a day works better than a long lesson.
They can start noticing them through play, like balls (spheres) and blocks (cubes). Naming 3D shapes is mostly a kindergarten skill, so keep it casual.
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