Something a little bit different today!

Cut  some cardboard or paper into triangles, circles, squares and rectangles for your child. An empty cereal box would work well.

Talk about the number of sides on the shapes and the number of corners each shape has. Can the children find anything in your home that is the same shape as the shape they are holding? For example, a circle clock or a square window. If you have enough shapes cut out, ask your child to use them to make some pictures, perhaps like this rocket.

Cheeky Challenge!!! Select some tins and boxes from the kitchen. Can the children find any circle/square/rectangle faces on these 3D shapes? Can they remember the names of any of the 3D shapes?

Cube with square faces

Cuboid with rectangle faces

Cylinder with circle faces