RESOURCES FOR TEACHING SHAPE
This is a website where many teaching resources can be purchased by schools. It is where teachers can obtain things such as attribute blocks and polygon math sets to enhance student learning.
http://www.teaching.com.au/catalogue?catalogue=MTA&category=MTA-3D-SHAPE
http://www.teaching.com.au/catalogue?catalogue=MTA&category=MTA-3D-SHAPE
Teaching shapes through Children's Literature
In addition to these titles, Church (n.d.) recommends the following two authors for exploring the concepts of colour and shape:
- Leo Lionni
- Eric Carle
Songs about Shapes
- The following link is to a nursery rhyme titled 'The Shapes Song'. It is very light hearted in nature, and well suited to children in the early years to get them thinking about and recognising basic shapes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdzzE20zQC8
- The following link is an example of how one maths class made up their very own song about shapes. This could be a very worthwhile task to consider as it is both fun and educationally viable. It is also an activity that is not restricted to geometry (shapes) and could be tailored to other areas of the curriculum.