Circle
Using tracing and matching skills
Month 2 · Activity 3 · Shapes
Instructions
- On a sheet of paper, make a square shape with dots
- Ask the child to trace over dots with finger twice and pencil twice
- Finally, trace with blue crayon 2 times making a square
- Draw four blue circles and four blue squares randomly on a sheet of paper
- Encourage the child to draw lines with fingers between circles and squares to match the shapes
- When the child has correctly found matching shapes, draw the matching lines with blue crayon
Simplify
Have the child place hand on top of the adult's hand and together trace the square with finger, pencil, and crayon.
Extend
Ask the child to draw by himself 2 circles and 2 squares anywhere on a sheet of paper. Ask the child to draw a line to the shapes that match
QUESTIONS FOR CHILD
Can you name something that is in the shape of a square?
Do you think any of our neighbors are scary?
How many sides does a square need?
Materials
- paper
- pencil
- blue crayon
Motor Skills
Problem Solving Skills
