What shapes can you find in your classroom in this fun shape lesson? Let’s go on a shape hunt with these free printable shape magnifying glasses!
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Fun shape lesson with free printable shape magnifying glasses
Shapes are everywhere! Let’s try one of the activities from our ready-made Shapes Unit in our Play Academy and send our children on a shape hunt with these fun shape glasses.
In this lesson children can:
:: learn about shapes
:: learn the names of different shapes: square, rectangle, triangle, circle, oval and pentagon
:: compare shapes with one another, considering form, corners, and number of sides
:: compare like-shapes, considering size and orientation
:: make and play with shape-hunting glasses
:: identify shapes around the classroom or home
Materials needed
:: shape magnifying glasses printable – see below
:: scissors
:: contact paper – optional
Print the shape magnifying glasses from NurtureStore’s Free Printables Library on card. (See below for details.)
The printable includes a shape magnifying glass for a:
:: rectangle
:: square
:: circle
:: triangle
:: oval
:: and pentagon
Cut out the centre of each shape to create a ‘glass’ to look through. If you wish you can laminate the shapes which will help them last longer and also creates a good glass effect for the magnifying lens. Use biodegradable laminating material which can be composted.
Take a look at the shape magnifying glasses with your children and talk about the different shapes.
Read the name on the handle of each glass.
Count how many sides your shape has.
Count how many corners.
Which shapes are similar? Which are different?
Shapes lesson: compare and contrast shapes
You can print a shape magnifying glass for each child and then ask some questions:
:: hold up your magnifying glass if it has four sides
:: hold up your magnifying glass if it has three corners
:: hold up your magnifying glass if its name starts with a s
:: hold up your magnifying glass if it has no corners
Shapes lesson: shape hunt!
Then head out on a shape hunt. Use your shape magnifying glass to focus children’s attention to look for a certain shape. Walk along like a detective, peering through the glass on the hunt for a circle, or a triangle, or a square.
Look for shapes around your kitchen, classroom, out and about, at the library or in the forest.
You might ask each children to find an item to match the shape they are hunting for and bring it back to the group to share and talk about.
Alternative you can you practice recall by asking children to remember the things they saw, and writing a list of them all on the board.
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You’ll get a set of lesson plans all based on shapes: to learn about the properties of different shapes, go shape hunting, make sensory shapes, build with shapes, play shape games using guessing games, DIY jigsaws, and spinning tops, and explore shape art through collage, mobiles, doodles and patterns. Plus you’ll get fun printables to make your teaching even easier.
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It helps a lot on my teaching proper.. Thanks
where is the link to download the shapes magnifying glass once i registered?
Hi Safiyya. The shape magnifying glasses are in the Math Printables section of the Free Printables Library. You’ll find a link to the Library in your email.
looking for some items to help my kiddos that may need a visual to help them do the shape scavenger hunt.
Hi Holly. You might also like our shape cards.
Looking forward to watching my students go on a shape hunt
Hope you all have fun, Corrine.