As I mentioned in Episodes 12 and Episode 13when we talked about colors, the ability to use colors and now shapes to describe objects will enhance your child’s ability to verbally communicate. First, and most obviously, like when children learn about colors, learning about shapes helps them to define and organize their worlds. So, we just talked about when and now let’s talk about why learning about shapes is an important step in your child’s cognitive development. So, hopefully this will give you a point of reference. Luke is 22 months old now and he is very comfortable identifying and naming circles, squares, triangles, rectangles, stars, ovals, hearts, diamonds-those kinds of shapes-and he’s just mastered deciphering a pentagon from a hexagon. And if you’d like a real-world point of reference, I personally started teaching my kids to identify and label shapes when they were around the 19 or 20 month mark and I started with circles, squares, and triangles and then we progressed to other shapes. So, basically, by two or three years of age, your child should be able to identify the majority of basic shapes (like circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles) and then, once those shapes have been solidified in their minds, you can move on to teaching them about more advanced shapes (like diamonds, stars, ovals, pentagons, hexagons, etc.). Generally speaking, however, you can start teaching your child about shapes around the two year mark, give or a take a few months, although it isn’t uncommon for children who are between 2 and 3 years old to still be in the beginning stages of learning their shapes.
And, just a disclaimer: it’s important to remember that there really isn’t one specific, universal developmental timeline since each child is different. So, since we have a lot of ground to cover, let’s dive right in and first talk a little bit about when your child should start learning about shapes and why learning about shapes is such an important step in your child’s cognitive development. Hello Everybody! Today’s episode is all about shapes! We’re going to be talking about books that can help you teach your child to identify and label shapes, how you can use these books to get them to start noticing shapes in their everyday lives, and I’m also going to recommend a few toys and activities that you can do with your child to supplement the books. OSMO Little Genius Starter Kit Podcast Transcript: Shape Threading Toy – ours are from, similar here: Hape Threading Toy Triangle, Circle, Square Puzzles – ours are from Lovevery and, similar here : Hape Shape Puzzle Activities and Toys Mentioned In This Episode: Note: Books marked with * are the focus books of this episode.
#Book about shapes for kindergarten mac
*Circleby Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen *Squareby Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen *Triangle by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen *Love, Triangle by Marcie Colleen, illustrated by Bob Shea Green is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Greenfield Thong, illustrated by John Parra *Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes by Roseanne Greenfield Thong, illustrated by John Parra *Shapes All Around by Kate Riggs, illustrated by Laëtitia Devernay Happy Reading! Listen to the Podcast Episode: Books Mentioned in this Episode: I also recommend a few toys and activities that you can do with your child to supplement these shape books. In this episode, we discuss concept books that will help you teach your younger children to identify and label shapes as well as books for your older children that simply have fun with shapes.
SUMMARY: Today’s episode is all about shapes! Learning about shapes is foundational to your child’s cognitive development by teaching your children about shapes from an early age, you are helping: to augment their communication skills, to develop their pre-reading and writing skills, to enhance their creative skills, to develop their logical thinking skills through sorting, and to give them an understanding of the basics of geometry.
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