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Snowman shape search
Find and name shapes in a snowman drawing.
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A little plan for play
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Paper and large child-appropriate crayons.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: An adult draws a snowman using large circles, a triangle nose, and a square hat.
Adult's role: Stay beside the child and name each shape as they point or trace it.
Let's make it happen
- Point to a round snowman body and trace its outline with a finger.
- Find the triangle nose and square hat, naming their shapes together.
- Draw another shape nearby and ask each other to find it.
Make it simpler: Find and trace the round snowman body together.
Clean up: Put away crayons and save or recycle the picture.
Let the child point or listen instead of naming shapes aloud.