Review
Coloring within the lines while learning shapes
Month 9 · Activity 2 · Shapes
Instructions
- You will need a box of crayons and a sheet of white paper
- With a black crayon, draw these 5 shapes in front of the child, naming the shape as you draw - heart, star, rectangle, circle and triangle
- Ask the child to color inside the shapes with the following colors:
heart - green
star - orange
rectangle- blue
circle - red
triangle - yellow
- Reverse roles by asking the child to draw the shapes with a black crayon - triangle, circle, square, rectangle, star and heart on the paper
- Let the child tell you which color should be used to fill in each shape (the color choices do not need to match the colors you originally gave for the shapes)
Simplify
Instead of drawing all five shapes at the same time, draw only one shape at a time. After the shape is drawn, tell the child what color crayon should be used to fill in the space. Encourage the child to fill in the whole shape and not leave any white spaces.
Click here to use these shape templates for the child to color
Extend
Filling in each shape with the correct color is the goal. Tell the child two or three shapes and colors to color at the beginning to see if they can remember without asking again. Make it more challenging by stating all five shapes and colors to use at the beginning and watch how the child proceeds. Also, encourage the whole shape to be filled in without leaving any white spaces.
QUESTIONS FOR CHILD
Can you name some shapes you see in this room?
How can you tell the difference between a triangle and a rectangle?
Materials
- box of crayons
- white paper
Language Skills
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Motor Skills
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