Lesson 1

Shapes around Us

Estimated Class Sessions: 2

Literature Connections

Choose a book about shapes to read with the class. Four recommended selections are listed.

  • Dodds, Dayle Ann. The Shape of Things. Candlewick Press, Cambridge, MA, 1996.
  • Ehlert, Lois. Color Zoo. The Trumpet Club, New York, 1997.
  • Hoban, Tana. I Read Signs. HarperCollins Children's Book, New York, 1987.
  • Hoban, Tana. Shapes, Shapes, Shapes. Greenwillow, New York, 1996.