Shape Mobile

Connecting shapes to community rules helps children understand that shapes carry meaning and communicate important information.

• Framework: IPC
• Unit: Shapes and Patterns
• Learning area: Social Studies
• Level: Levels 1-3

Objectives

• Understand rules in classroom, home, and community
• Identify shapes used in signs indicating rules
• Follow directions to create a project

Materials

• Cut-out shapes from cardstock
• So Many Circles, So Many Squares by Tana Hoban
• Hangers
• Yarn
• Scissors
• Markers
• Hole puncher

Instructions

Children create shape mobiles while learning about shapes used in community signs to indicate rules.

Educator tip

Pre-punch holes and cut yarn to appropriate lengths to reduce frustration and increase success.

Assessment

Teacher observation of student's participation and ability to create shape mobile with some assistance.

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