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The Library's Early Literacy Program

The Library's Early Literacy Program

For Preschoolers

A Play with Letters Activity for Preschoolers

Shape Pictures

Play with Letters Find print everywhere. Play with words and letters.

PLAY

Shape Pictures

Stuck inside while it is chilly? Make some shape art! Cut shapes out of scraps of paper and see what kinds of pictures you can make. Do the square and triangle look like a house? Can you make a tree? What can we do with these circles? The possibilities are endless. Have fun exploring shapes and create some magnificent art at the same time!


SING

Draw a Shape

(As you do this rhyme together, draw the shapes in the air with your finger.)
Draw a rectangle, draw a rectangle,
Shaped like a window.
Draw a rectangle, draw a rectangle,
With corners four.
Draw a circle, draw a circle,
Round as can be.
Draw a circle, draw a circle,
Just for me.
Draw a triangle, draw a triangle,
With corners three.
Draw a triangle, draw a triangle,
Just for me.


READ

Click the book jackets to find these books and more at the Library.

Find these books at http://catalog.coolcat.org

  • City Shapes
  • City Shapes by Diana Murray
  • Shapes
  • Shapes by Joanna Brundle
  • Shapes at the Park
  • Shapes at the Park by Christianne C. Jones

JOIN US AT THE LIBRARY

Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.

Find Storytimes