The poems describe the shape and give the shape a catchy name. The book also contains reproducibles, games and patterns for puppets. Introduce 1 shape a day. Show them a large circle cut from paper. Next, go on a scavenger hunt around the room to find shapes.
Attribute blocks teach size, shape and color.
If an Elison cutter is available, you can punch out the desired shapes in specific colors . Add to your set each year. On the last page , they make their own shape monster using pre-cut shapes. They can use crayons to add details to it. A circle sees a square, sees a triangle, sees rectangles, sees ovals, until a shapeman is built- a circle head, square body, triangle hat, rectangle arms and legs, oval hands and feet.