Connections Pre-K Sampler

29 23 PK-15 Pre-K Unit 2 23 ©MathTeachersPress, Inc.Reproductionbyanymeans isstrictly prohibited. Name ________________________________________________________________ r b y g the same shapes the same color. crayon these shapes. crayon Objective: To explorewhole-part relationships using attribute blocks. To identify twomatching shapes. Materials: Set of attribute blocks or attribute cards (Master 4), yarn, crayons, bag, paper Storytime: APair of Socks, Murphy, Stuart J. Reinforce: straight and curved lines (page 22) Whole-Part Relationships withAttributes Display the box or tub of attribute shapes.Attribute shapes vary in four ways: shape (circle, square, triangle, rectangle), color (red, yellow, blue), size (small, big), thickness (thick, thin).Make a yarn ring next to the box. Select a circle and display the shape to the class.As you run your fingers around the edge of the circle, say, This is a round shape that will roll. Allow a child to roll the shape. Have volunteers, one by one, place 1 round shape inside a yarn ring.Make a circularmotion of your arms as you ask, What shall we call all the shapes inside the ring? (round) Whatmight we call all the shapes still in the box? (not round) Emphasize that the round shapes are a part of thewhole set of shapes. Put the circles back in the box. Repeat the activity and the questions, this time separating the shapeswith corners from thewhole set. Here are some of the shapeswe have beenworking with. The letters in the shapes at the top of this page tell uswhat color to use for the shapes on the bottom. What shape is this? Point to the circle. The “r” inside the circlemeanswewill color circle shapes red. Take a red circle block andput it on the circle on this page. Nowmove your block and color the circle red. Repeat for the square and triangle. Have students put any color block on the rectangle and color it green. Feel and Find Place 1 attribute block of each shape in a bag. Display 1 of each shape outside the bag. Point to a shape.Ask a child to use the sense of touch to find the matching shape inside the bag. Follow-Up Activities 3 rkmat Connections Introductory Activity 1 It Moves Give students a sheet of paper and have them work individually or with a partner tomake a design of something that moves using attribute blocks. Then help students trace the design on the lower part of the paper and color the design.When they are finished, ask children to tell the story of their picture and name it. I have a train car. Whole-PartRelationships Identifyingmatching shapes Geometry Sample Art Activity It Moves Give students a sheet of paper and have them work individually or with a partner tomake a design of something that moves using attribute blocks. Then help students trace the design on the lower part of the paper and color the design.When they are finished, ask children to tell the story of their picture and name it. I have a train car.