Objective: To learn about the shape triangle
Message: Triangles have three sides.
Book(s):
- Triangles by Anita Loughrey
- Tricky Triangles by J. Jean Robertson
- If You Were a Triangle by Marcie Aboff
- Triangle by Bryony Jones
- Triangles by Marybeth Lorbiecki
- Triangle from Play Bac Publishing
- Triangles Around Town by Nathan Olson
Music: “Three Straight Sides” by Doug Clements and Julie Sarama (CDC page 297)
(Tune: “Three Blind Mice”)
Three straight sides
Three straight sides
Meet at the ends
Meet at the ends
They follow the path that a triangle makes
Three straight sides and that’s all it takes
Three straight sides
Three straight sides
Fine Motor Skills:
- LLCS pages 38-39
- CCBS pages 60-65
Gross Motor Skills: Do triangle-shaped yoga poses such as Downward Dog and Triangle.
Craft/Activity: Paint Chip Candy Corn (http://lizoncall.com/2012/10/11/paint-chip-halloween-craft/)
Materials
- Yellow paint chips
- Black and white construction paper
- Glue or glue stick
Directions
- Cut the black and white construction paper into mouth and eye shapes.
- Glue the shapes onto the paint chips to create smiling candy corn.
Color Review: BPW pages 28-29
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
Schiller, Pam and Pat Phipps. The Complete Daily Curriculum for Early Childhood (Revised). 2011. Gryphon House. Inc. ISBN 978-0-87659-358-5
Image Credits
Paint Chip Candy Corn © 2014 Heather Johnson
