Shape and Sizes – Circles

A child’s understanding of shapes is the foundation for his future reading and math skills. When a child learns to recognize circles and triangles, he is building early skills that will help him recognize numbers and letters. When children start reading, they often learn to recognize words by their shape. Your child will be learning about shapes for the next few weeks. As we continue to review these
shapes, you can help your child’s knowledge grow by reinforcing learning at home.
Try It Out
• Make play dough shapes. Roll play dough into a snake and then shape
the snake into a circle, square, triangle, or heart. • Bake cookies using different-shaped cookie cutters.
• Have “shape hunts” around the house or neighborhood.
• Read books about shapes.
• Discuss the shapes of toys. For example, a jack-in-the box
is square and a top is round.