In this lesson, children will be introduced to a circle (no sides), square (4 sides), triangle (3 sides), rectangle (4 sides), pentagon (5 sides), ellipse (no sides). They will then be encouraged to go on a hunt to see if they can find different shapes in their environment. There is also a follow up activity where they can manipulate pieces to create shapes.
Access the activities here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1z-HFxN4qpKpBtOSKY3b1xirhcD6i5mif?usp=sharing
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Shapes - Lesson 2: "Shapes Puzzle"
After exploring shapes and recognizing that shapes either have sides or no sides, children are introduced to recognizing 2-dimensional (flat) shapes and 3-dimensional shapes (solid). They will get to visually see that shapes are “flat” or “solid”. They will be introduced to cube, cylinder, sphere...
