
Ice Pop Shapes Review Indicators: Number Sense, Quantity, and Operations M1.1(0), M1.1(1), M1.1(2), Geometry and Spatial Sense M2.1(0), M2.1(1), M2.1(2), Patterns, Sorting/Classifying, Reasoning M4.2(1), M4.2(2), Dramatic Play and Imagination CA4.2(2), Creative Thinking, Problem-Solving, Reasoning AL2.1(0), AL2.1(1), AL2.1(2) (More...) Resources: ELM Printable: Ice Pop Shapes You Will Need: Ice Pop Shapes Early Learning Materials (see Resources) Match shapes with this fun ice pop activity. Print out and place one set of Ice Pop Shapes on the table (see Resources). Review their names and characteristics. Repeat with each set. Ask children to look for items in the classroom that look similar to those shapes. Help them notice that a table can look like a circle or a window looks like a square. Give each child an Ice Pop Shapes card and have them find the ice pop that matches the one they have. When matching, invite them to count the two shapes: "One, two—two ovals." Celebrate every time children try to match, even if the match is not accurate. For example, if a child tries to match a circle with an oval, point out they might look similar but they are different shapes. Allow children to compare their Ice Pop Shapes. Invite children to pretend they are eating a shape. Have them name the shape they are eating. Older Toddlers: Invite older toddlers to match more than one shape. Help them count the sides on a triangle or a square. Observe: Notice how the children explore the shapes. Can the children name the shapes? Do the children match the shapes?

Ice Pop Shapes Review

Indicators: Number Sense, Quantity, and Operations M1.1(0), M1.1(1), M1.1(2), Geometry and Spatial Sense M2.1(0), M2.1(1), M2.1(2), Patterns, Sorting/Classifying, Reasoning M4.2(1), M4.2(2), Dramatic Play and Imagination CA4.2(2), Creative Thinking, Problem-Solving, Reasoning AL2.1(0), AL2.1(1), AL2.1(2) (More...)

Resources: ELM Printable: Ice Pop Shapes

You Will Need:

Ice Pop Shapes Early Learning Materials (see Resources)

Match shapes with this fun ice pop activity.

Print out and place one set of Ice Pop Shapes on the table (see Resources). Review their names and characteristics. Repeat with each set.
Ask children to look for items in the classroom that look similar to those shapes. Help them notice that a table can look like a circle or a window looks like a square.
Give each child an Ice Pop Shapes card and have them find the ice pop that matches the one they have.
When matching, invite them to count the two shapes: "One, two—two ovals."
Celebrate every time children try to match, even if the match is not accurate. For example, if a child tries to match a circle with an oval, point out they might look similar but they are different shapes.
Allow children to compare their Ice Pop Shapes.
Invite children to pretend they are eating a shape. Have them name the shape they are eating.
Older Toddlers: Invite older toddlers to match more than one shape. Help them count the sides on a triangle or a square.

Observe: Notice how the children explore the shapes. Can the children name the shapes? Do the children match the shapes?