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Read "My Very First Book of Shapes" and play a game with a deck of cards

Month 8 · Activity 2 ·   Shapes  

Instructions

  • Read the book “My Very First Book of Shapes" by Eric Carle or Read/Listen here
  • Give a child a shuffled deck of playing cards
  • Ask the child to find all of the cards with hearts on them and place them in a pile
  • Count the heart cards aloud together - there are 13 heart cards

Simplify

Show the child a card with a heart and keep as an example.  Turn over each card in the deck individually for the child to compare to the example heart card.  When they see a matching heart card, remove from the deck.  Try to find all 13 heart cards.

Extend

Let the child separate the whole deck of cards by placing the cards into piles of matching suits - clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades.

QUESTIONS FOR CHILD

If your bed could be any shape, what shape would you pick and why?

Where is your favorite place to go?

Materials

Activity Resources

  • Language Skills
  • Math & Science Skills
  • Motor Skills
  • Problem Solving Skills