Reading Readiness TG - Book - Page 19
Circle
• Ask students to stand up.
• Have them swing one arm all the way around in a circle.
• Ask: What shape are you making? (circle) Say: Circle.
• Draw a circle on the board.
• Have students sit down and take out their Shape Cards. Say: Show me your circle
card.
• Now, tell them to make circle shapes with their arms or fingers.
• Two students may join together to make large shapes.
V Shape
• Draw a ‘V’ shape on the board. Ask: What shapes make this shape? (Two lines) Say:
This is a ‘V’ shape.
• Say: Show me your ‘V’ card.
• Tell students to make V shapes with their fingers, arms and legs. They may do this
sitting on the floor or standing.
T Shape
• Draw a ‘T’ shape on the board.
• Ask: What shapes make this shape? (two lines)
• Say: This is a ‘T’.
• Say: Show me your ‘T’ card.
• Tell students to make ‘T’ shapes with their fingers and arms. They may do this sitting
or standing.
S Shape
• Draw an ‘S’ shape on the board.
• Ask: What shapes make an ‘S’? (2 part circles)
• Say: This is an ‘S’.
• Say: Show me your ‘S’ card.
• Tell students to make ‘S’ shapes with their fingers. They may do this by making part
circles with their hands and touching their fingers together.
Workbook (page 9)
Open the Workbook to page 9.
Activity 1
• Tell students to draw shapes as shown at the start of each row.
Activity 2
• Now, tell students to find the hidden shapes in the pictures and trace the circle, V, T
and S with a crayon.
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