Shapes, shapes everywhere!

This week we learned about shapes! While many of the students can identify these shapes, describing them can be challenging.  We practiced describing them and explaining the differences between them.

2 long sides and 2 short sides = rectangle!

3 sides =triangle

 We made our own shape puppets that have poems to help us remember what makes them "special" and different than the others.

Sandy Square, Ricky Rectangle, Tommy Triangle, and Cindy Circle

Using our magic sunglasses, we went on a "shape walk" around the classroom.

Recording all of the shapes around our room!

We used this shape walk to help us with our journal writing.  They learned that "I" and "a" are very special because they are not just letters, but also words!  Before we began writing, we acted out the sentences-"living sentences".

The students used their "Shape Walk" findings to write their sentence. 

We continued practicing our Letter of the Week Ss and our sight word "see" by writing sentences.

I see spaghetti.
I see sunshine.

As a fun art project to practice shapes, the students made Shape Friends and had an introduction lesson on how to draw people.  We learned friends come in all different shapes and sizes!

To wrap up the week, we made Shape Glyphs. Each shape glyph was different and told a lot about each student.

Favorite shape=Body
Favorite color=Color of body
Semi circle mouth=I am a girl
Rectangle mouth=I am a boy
Number of teeth=How old I am