Various Ways of Teaching Shapes

1) Shape Hunt
1.1) Give pupils a shape to search for in classroom.
1.2) Give them five minutes to bring all of the things that are that shape. For instance, an eraser might be a rectangle.
1.3) When the time is up be sure to praise your pupils for all of the things that they have found.

2) Shape Collage
2.1) This activity will need safety scissors, a glue stick, construction paper, a marker, and a few old magazines.
2.2) Divide a piece of construction paper into six boxes. Label each box: square, rectangle, circle, oval, triangle, and star.
2.3) Help pupils search for shapes in magazines that represent any of the six shapes on the construction paper.
2.4) Cut the pictures out and have your child glue the shapes in their appropriate box. 2.5) Construction paper can be subsituted by poster board, should you need a bigger workspace.

3) Shape BINGO
Use printable BINGO cards to play a friendly game of Shape BINGO with pupils. They will have fun, and learn at the same time.

REMEMBER:

Prekindergarten only need to know about the basic shapes, such as squares, circles, triangles, etc. They will learn the more complex shapes in the later years of their education. Prekindergarten shape activities can be made fun for children with a little imagination on the teachers' part. They will not only enjoy the activity itself but will remember the shapes correctly for the rest of their lives.