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Name the Shape

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  • DOMAIN(S)
    Cognitive Development and General Knowledge (CD)
  • INDICATOR(S)
    CD-CP3.4b, CD-MA7.4c
  • AGE GROUP(S)
    48-60 months

Use a muffin tin turned upside down for this game. Glue shapes in a variety of colors on the cups. Make a row of triangles, a row of squares and a row of circles. Make one column red, one green, one blue and one yellow. Provide a plastic lid that will cover one of the cups. One child covers the cup and another child figures out which shape is hiding. Ask the children to explain how they knew what the shape was: “It's in the triangle row and the red row, so it's a red triangle.” This could be done in small group.  

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