![]() This book provides an opportunity to introduce, or review, the names of different polygons (e.g. When its many sides and angles are so small that it becomes difficult to balance, the shape returns to the shapeshifter and asks to be become a triangle again. Transformed into a quadrilateral the triangle is happy for a while, but again and again returns to the shapeshifter asking for just one more side and one more angle. The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns (Author) and Gordon Silveria (Illustrator)Ī busy triangle becomes dissatisfied with its life and asks a shapeshifter for one more side and one more angle. After reading have students create their own works of art and "I spy" riddles based on a shape of their choosing. A lovely book for introducing fine art to young children while concurrently developing skills in recognizing and correctly naming shapes regardless of their orientations or size (CCSS K.G.A.2). When reading this book aloud we like to use the added phrase on the last page, "What do you spy?", throughout the book to encourage children to examine each painting closely. The colorful, clean design coupled with a large font and simple text (“I spy with my little eye a rectangle.”) makes this a book that early readers can enjoy independently after a whole class introduction. Each of the fourteen painting contains a different shape to find, some of which are easy to spot and others which are more challenging. As the characters pile one by one onto the bed for a nap, each page clearly shows the growing, linear sequence and foreshadows what comes next.Based on the "I spy with my little eye" game Micklethwait encourages young readers to find shapes in famous paintings from a range of nineteenth and twentieth century artists, including Georgia O'Keeffe, Henri Matisse, M. The illustrations in The Napping House are fun and humorous and provide a great opportunity for children to identify a plus-one growing pattern. Here is one of the pattern books for kindergarten and preschool ages that we recommend often. The Napping House by Don and Audrey Wood.Each page adds one more animal to the long line of followers. The illustrations reveal a growing pattern. ![]() As the red-haired boy comes across different animals on his stroll, the menagerie of creatures trail him on his walking journey. This vibrant storybook is similar to Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? in some ways, but it adds some interesting complexity to a pattern story. Teachers and parents can ask children to identify the words that repeat to help them see the regularity and rhythm in the story. And it has a clear pattern that young children can quickly notice, and also repeat. This classic book illustrated by Eric Carle is on virtually any list of great books to have in the classroom.
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