Objective: To learn about the shape diamond/rhombus
Message: Diamonds have four equal sides and stand on a point. Rhombus is another name for a diamond.
Book(s): Shapes Are Everywhere! by Charles Ghigna
Music: “Find a Diamond” by Liz Ryerson
(Tune: “Clementine”)
Find a diamond, find a diamond
Find a diamond on the floor
Put your finger on the diamond
On the diamond on the floor
Find a diamond, find a diamond
Find a diamond on the floor
Put your two feet on the diamond
On the diamond on the floor
Optional: Place paper diamonds on the floor before singing the song.
Fine Motor Skills:
- LLCS pages 46-47
- CCBS pages 78-83
Gross Motor Skills: Play on a baseball diamond. Head to an outdoor baseball diamond to run the bases, or set up an indoor baseball diamond. Count the corners and sides while running around the diamond. Toss a ball from base to base.
Craft/Activity: Popsicle Stick Diamond Kite
Materials
- Two popsicle sticks
- Glue
- Colored paper
- Ruler
- Scissors
- Yarn
Directions
- Glue two popsicle sticks together to form an X.
- Place the X on a sheet of paper.
- Use the ruler to trace around the X from corner to corner.
- Cut out the large diamond.
- Cut out smaller diamonds from other colors of paper.
- Glue the smaller diamonds onto the large diamond.
- Glue a piece of yarn onto one corner of the X.
- Glue the large diamond onto the popsicle stick X.
- Display or play with the popsicle stick diamond kite.
Color Review: BPW pages 30-33
References
Big Preschool Workbook (P). 2014. School Zone Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0887431456
Comprehensive Curriculum of Basic Skills (Grade P). 2011. American Education Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60996-328-6
Let’s Learn Colors & Shapes (2+). 2011. Spectrum Early Years. ISBN 978-1-60996-201-2
Image Credits
Popsicle Stick Diamond Kites © 2014 Heather Johnson