Name That Shape!
We are surrounded by shapes and therefore we have many opportunities
to practice recognizing and drawing shapes in every environment!
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• Make a Gel Bag (Hair gel,
food colouring and a ziplock
bag) and have your child
practice drawing the shape
with his/her finger.
• Play I-Spy using different
shapes instead of colours
• Practice drawing the shape in
the air with your finger, or in
the dark with using a flashlight
on the wall.
• Put different food objects that
are different shapes
(example: Oranges, crackers,
cubed potatoes) into a bowl
and cover it with a towel.
Have your child guess what
each shape is by feeling in the
bowl with his/her hand. No
peeking!
• Say an object (example: door
knob, window, pizza) and
have your child guess that
shape.
• Make a shape bean bag toss
by drawing different shapes
on a piece of paper or with
chalk on the sidewalk. Have
your child throw the bean bag
at a specific shape.
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Rocky View Occupational Therapists
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