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Learning Activities for the Color Purple

June 4, 2012 by Mama Carmody 14 Comments

Learning Activities for the Color Purple




So are you ready for some fun learning activities for the color purple? I have a couple of fun crafts. One is making a butterfly and the other one is making a picture of grapes using a toilet paper roll. My favorite grapes, when I was growing up, were the purple concord grapes that grew in our backyard. They were a little sour and really sweet at the same time. My mom made some of the greatest jelly out of them. You should try some concord grapes sometime. They are really delicious.

Now head to your closet and dresser and find some purple clothes to put on and start having some fun with the color purple.

Content:

Clothing
Toys
Crafts:
Butterfly
Purple Grapes
Snacks
Finger Play
Poem
Story Time
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Clothing

What kind of purple clothing do you have to wear today? Do you have a favorite purple t-shirt? How about a purple pair of shorts? It’s getting warm here. I wonder if I have a pair of purple flip flops somewhere. Whatever you have, put it on and enjoy learning about and having fun with the color purple.

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Toys

Bring out any special purple toys that you can find to play with today. Do you have a purple toy car or truck? How about a purple tutu? My children and I loved Barney the Dinosaur (we are kind of silly people). How about some play food: purple grapes, plums, eggplant

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Have fun learning about the color purple with this Beautiful Purple Butterfly craft.

Craft

Butterfly

Materials needed for Purple Butterfly craft

Materials:
Purple tissue paper
Clothespin
Purple paint
Paint brush or foam applicator
Pipe cleaner
Black permanent marker
Flat magnet strip (optional)

1) Paint the clothes pin purple then set it aside to dry
2) Cut a piece of tissue paper: 5 inches by 7 inches

Cut pieces for Purple Butterfly craft

3) Gather the tissue paper in the center.
4) Put a little dot of glue up near the spring through the “handles” of the clothes pin.

Dot of glue between “handles” for Purple Butterfly craft

5) Push the tissue paper up through the “handles”.
6) Place a dot of glue in the open part of the “clippie” end of the clothes pin. If you want to
use this as a memo clip only put the glue on the top part of the “hole”.

“Hole” on “clippie” end of clothes pin for Purple Butterfly craft.

7) Cut the pipe cleaner to approximately 6 inches. Place pipe cleaner through the “hole” and
bend the ends so they look like antennas.
8) Draw some eyes on the “head” and there you have it…a beautiful butterfly.  If you want to use this as a memo clip add a magnet to the back of the clothes pin.

Have fun learning about the color purple with this Beautiful Purple Butterfly craft.

Grapes

Have fun learning about the color purple with this Purple Grape craft.

This is a wonderfully simple craft. Even a very young child will enjoy this one.

Materials for Purple Grape Picture

Materials:
Toilet paper roll
Purple Paint
Plate
White construction or cardstock paper
Green marker, paint or construction paper (to create stem)

 

1) Pour some purple paint onto a plate. Spread it out in a thin layer because you will be using it like a stamp pad.
2) Dip end of toilet paper roll into paint and “stamp” onto piece of paper. Repeat until you have a nice bunch of grapes.

Learning Activities for the Color Purple: Stamping grapes with toilet paper roll.

3) Draw, paint or glue a green stem to the top of your grapes.

Have fun learning about the color purple with this Purple Grape craft.

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Foods for snack or meal time

Purple grapes, grape juice, purple cabbage, purple plums, purple potatoes (yes there is such a thing)

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Finger Play

Purple Violets
Found on Toddler Storytime

One purple violet in our garden grew.
(raise up one finger)
Up popped another, and that made two.
(hold up second finger)
Two purple violets were all that I could see;
But _____(insert child’s name)_____found another and that made three.
(hold up third finger)
Three purple violets if _____(insert child’s name)_____could find one more,
We’d give them to mother – we’d have four.
(hold up fourth finger)
Four purple violets – sure as you’re alive!
Why, here is another! And now there are five!
(hold up all five fingers)

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Poem

This is a poem that I grew up with and absolutely loved. As I was searching the web (to make sure I quoted it correctly and find who the author is) I found this website: PoetryArchive I really like it because it included information about the date the poem was published and the publication that it was printed in.

The Purple Cow

I never saw a purple cow,
I never hope to see one;
But I can tell you anyhow,
I’d rather see than be one.
– Gelett Burgess

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Story Time

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Reading Level: ages 3 to 7
This is a classic that many of us have grown up with. It is still worth picking up and sharing with your little ones. Harold has quite the imagination as he travels along in his make-believe adventures with his purple crayon. He finds that his purple crayon helps him to get out of trouble more than once. Share this story with your little ones and discuss what kind of adventures the two of you could have with a purple crayon.

I See Purple by Trudy Micco
Reading Level: Ages 2 and up
This is a great book for introducing the color purple to young children. It would also be a good early reader. There are lots of purple things to look at and talk about with your child.

Ollie the Purple Elephant by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Reading Level: Ages 4 and up
Be careful what you promise your children. The McLaughlin’s promised their children that if they ever found a purple elephant that they could have him (thinking they would never find one). Guess what, they found a lonely lost elephant in the park. They asked him if he would like to come live with them. He was thrilled. He was a good house guest but the McLaughlin’s cat and the downstairs neighbor were not thrilled with him. Find out what happens when the downstairs neighbor and the cat plot together to get rid of Ollie, the Purple Elephant.

Purple Little Bird by Greg Foley
Reading Level: Ages 3 and up
Purple Little Bird loves the color purple so much that everything in his house is purple. He works really hard to make his house just right and yet there is something wrong that he just can’t put his finger on. He heads out to see if he can find the perfect place. He visits many friends, such as brown bear, yellow camel and blue frog. Purchase this book or borrow it from a library to find out who helps Purple Little Bird find the perfect place and where the perfect place is.

Sally and the Purple Socks by Lisze Bechtold
Reading Level: Ages 3 to 7
Sally gets some new purple socks in the mail. When she takes them out of the box, they are way too small. But there is a note in the box that says, “Once removed from the box, these socks will grow to the size ordered.” But Sally doesn’t remember if she told them what size she needed. Pick up this book to find out all of the amazing things you can do with a pair of socks that just won’t quit getting larger.

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Music

I absolutely love using music when teaching children. Some children catch on to difficult subjects when put to music. Because of copyright laws I am not going to paste song files here but I will give you names of songs that I like to use. You can either find a CD with the song or listen to it on YouTube. Just turn up the music, get moving and have some fun.

Purple People Eater – written and performed by Sheb Wooley
Peanut, Peanut Butter and Jelly – We always loved Barney the Dinosaur’s version

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Learning Activities for the Color Green

March 11, 2012 by Mama Carmody 12 Comments

Learning Activities for the Color Green
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Spring is almost here and Saint Patrick’s Day is just around the corner so it’s time to pull out the green clothing. What a great time for learning activities with the color green.

Content:

Clothing
Toys
Crafts:
Shimmery Shamrock
Caterpillar
Snacks
Story Time
Related Posts


Clothing

What green clothing do you and your child have? Do you have any shirts with shamrocks or clover on them? Does your child have some bright green socks? Pull them out and put them on today.

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Toys

What kind of green toys can your child find? Do they have any green stuffed toys, like a frog or a dinosaur? Have your child dig into the bottom of their toy box for any little green toys or cars that might be hiding down there. Get out some green play dough and make some snakes and bushes. I’m not very artistic so that’s about all I can create with play dough. (Oh yes, I can make pancakes and pizza too!)

You can make your own color sorter with mini M&M containers. I made these and used them with my children and in my preschool classes. Collect several different color containers.

Color Sorting Buttons

Gather any loose buttons you have around the house. I was able to purchase a big tub of buttons at Wal-Mart several years ago, when they had a better craft section. You may still be able to find something like that at a craft and hobby store. Remove the label and glue a button that is the same color as the container to the lid. Let your child sort through the buttons and put them in the appropriate container. Just be sure to use this sorter with children that are old enough that they won’t be putting the buttons in their mouths.

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Craft

Have fun learning about the color green with this Shimmery Shamrock craft.

Shimmery Shamrocks

These shimmery shamrocks are a great craft for Saint Patrick’s Day as well as a learning activity for the color green. It is also a good activity for discussing shapes because the shamrock is made up of a rectangle and four hearts. This craft works well for children as young as 2 years old as well as for older children. For younger children, you can cut out the shapes and simply let them spread glue and sprinkle glitter. Older children will be able to cut the shapes out themselves. You could also vary this craft by letting your child color or paint the craft sheet rather than using it as a template to cut the shapes from construction paper.

Materials Needed:
Shamrock craft sheet
Green construction paper
Glue
Foam applicator
Plate for glue
Green glitter

Materials Needed for Shamrock Craft

1) Print off the Shamrock craft sheet

Learning Activities for the Color Green: Shamrock Craft Sheet

2) Cut hearts and rectangle stem out of green construction paper.
3) Pour glue out onto a plate.
4) Use a sponge applicator to spread the glue on the heart shapes.
5) Sprinkle green glitter all over the heart shapes.
6) Glue the tips of the hearts together and let dry.
7) Glue stem to back of hearts.
8) Now you have a beautiful shimmery shamrock to decorate with.

Have fun learning about the color green with this Shimmery Shamrock craft.

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Have fun learning about the color green with this adorable little caterpillar.

Caterpillar

Here is a green craft, just in case you are working on the color green and it’s not Saint Patrick’s Day. This would be a great springtime craft or when learning about caterpillars and butterflies. A big plus to this craft is that it is very easy. Even a very young child will be able to create this cute caterpillar.

Materials Needed for Green Caterpillar Craft

Materials Needed:

Green pompoms – two sizes (I used a 1 inch pom for the head and four .75 inch
poms for the body)
Wiggly eyes
Green pipe cleaner
Glue
Optional: magnet or spring-type wooden clothespin

1) Glue the small pompoms together.

Learning Activities for the Color Green: Gluing together Green Caterpillar

2) Cut the pipe cleaner in half then bend it into a U shape. Put glue on both sides of the bottom of the U.
3) Add glue to the larger pompom and press the head onto the caterpillar’s body securing the antennas between the head and the body. Let the caterpillar set for at least an hour to let the glue dry.
4) Then add wiggly eyes and there you have it, an adorable caterpillar.

Have fun learning about the color green with this adorable little caterpillar.

Here I added the caterpillar to the Daffodil craft from Learning Activities for the Color Yellow:

Green Caterpillar used with yellow daffodil craft activity.

Here I added a spring-loaded clothes pin and a magnet to make a memo holder for the refrigerator:

Green Caterpillar as a memo holder.

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Green Foods for snack or meal time

Green apples, kiwi, broccoli, green grapes, lettuce, guacamole, green beans, celery, peas, green peppers

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Story Time

“Good Luck!: A St. Patrick’s Day Story (Ant Hill)“ by Joan Holub
Reading Level: Ages 2 to 7
This is an adorable little book for a young child or an early reader. There are a lot of rhyming words which are fun to listen to and easier for beginning readers: bike – Mike, hat – Matt, ant – Grant It’s a story of a town of ants that are trying to catch the green ant for good luck. A fun adventure and a special prize at the end of the rainbow.

“The Big Green Pocketbook” by Candice Ransom
Reading Level: Ages 4 to 8
A wonderful story about a little girl, her big green pocketbook and a good deed. A little girl takes her empty pocketbook with her on a trip to town with her mother. She collects all kinds of interesting things along the way. She puts her treasures in her big green pocketbook but what happens when she forgets and leaves it on the bus. Read this adorable book and find out.

“The Yippy, Yappy Yorkie in the Green Doggy Sweater (Blossom Street Kids)” by Debbie Macomber &
Mary Lou Carney
Reading Level: Ages 4 and up
The story of a young girl, named Ellen, and her Yorkie puppy. Her family has to move to a new town. Ellen doesn’t think she is going to like this move but her mother assures her that it will be fine. Follow Ellen as she and her mother walk through their new town in search of her yippy yappy yorkie that escaped through a hole in the fence. She finds that the new town isn’t as different from her home town as she thought. She also makes a new friend in the process.

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Learning Activities for the Color Blue

January 23, 2012 by Mama Carmody 9 Comments

 Learning Activities for the Color Blue
with free printable






Let’s laugh and learn about the color blue today. There are so many wonderful blue things around us; the sky, blueberries, your comfy pair of blue sweatpants or blue jeans. Here are some fun learning activities for the color blue.

Content:

Clothing
Toys
Craft:
Blueberry Pie
Snacks
Story Time
Related Posts

Clothing

Dress you child in something blue; a blue shirt (I have a Thomas the Tank Engine Shirt…remember, I taught preschool), a pair of blue jeans etc. Be sure to join your child and wear something blue too.

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Toys

Go through your child’s toys and pick out the blue ones to play with; Thomas the Train, Cookie Monster from Sesame Street, blue legos or duplos, blue wooden blocks etc. Use these toys for playtime today.

I used sensory bags in my classroom, which the children enjoyed a lot. Take gallon sized ziplock bags and fill each one with something different. Put blue jello or jelly in one bag. There used to be a version of oatmeal that turned blue when you mixed it up; I would use that in one of the bags. If the blue oatmeal isn’t available you could add blue food coloring to regular oatmeal.

Material Used for Oatmeal Sensory Bags

I would run a bead of glue along the “zipper” and let it dry before I let the children play with the bags to help discourage them from opening the bags and making a mess. They can then squish the bags in their hands or lay them on the table and use a finger to “write” and draw; kind of like finger painting without the mess.

B is for Blue and Bowl

Another addition to the sensory experience would be to let them play with the oatmeal bags while the oatmeal was still warm. Discuss the differences between the feel of the bag with the oatmeal and the bag with the Jello.

Blue Oatmeal Sensory Bag

Put the bags in the refrigerator when you are done so you can bring them out and play with them again another day. They should last a week or more before you need to toss them. Please share any other ideas, that you might have, of things to put in your sensory bags.

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Craft

Blueberry Pie Craft

Supplies for Blueberry Pie Craft
Supplies for Blueberry Pie Craft

Materials Needed:

Piece of Pie Coloring Page
Blue paint
Pencil with eraser or Q-tip
Small paper plate

1) Print Piece of Pie Coloring Page
2) Put a small amount of blue paint on the paper plate.
3) Use the Q-tip like a stamp. Dip it in the paint and make “blueberry” dots on your piece of pie.

 

Blueberry Pie Craft with Q-tip: Learning Activities for the Color Blue

I used one of those really large pencils with a big eraser for the next piece of pie. I found the pencil at a Dollar Tree Store. You could also use a regular sized pencil.

Blueberry Pie with Large Eraser: Learning Activities for the Color Blue

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Blue Foods for snack or meal time

Blueberries, blue Jello, blue tortilla chips

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Story Time

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Reading Level: Ages 5 and up
This is a cute story that I always read to my preschool classes when we were learning the color blue. The story is about a little girl and a little bear cub that follow their mothers to the blueberry patch. Read this adorable book with your child to find out about the funny mix-up that happens at the patch.

Blue’s Clues books by several different authors
I love Blue’s Clues because it gives your child opportunities to think and reason. There are several wonderful titles to choose from.

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
Reading Level: Ages 4 and up
I love Dr. Seuss rhyming books. This book works for the colors blue and red as well as numbers.

Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton
Reading Level: Birth to 4 yrs old
This is a simple little book but so much fun. It covers several colors and has a very silly turkey that will make your child giggle. You can also encourage observation skills as you discuss with your child the problems that the turkey is having.

Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
Reading Level: 3 yrs old and up
Ok, I am a sucker for a rhyming book but this one is doubly cute because not only does it rhyme but you get to make a lot of fun sounds while reading it to your child. You will also find out how it pays to be nice to your friends. You may need their help some day.

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Learning Activities for the Color Yellow

March 10, 2012 by Mama Carmody 10 Comments

Learning Activities for the Color Yellow

with free printable




Following are some fun learning activities for the color yellow. Find your yellow shirt, put on a big smile and have fun helping your child learn about the color yellow.

Content:

Clothing
Toys
Craft:
Yellow Daffodil
Finger Play
Snacks
Story Time
Related Posts

Clothing

So by now you know where I’m going, right? Help your child find their yellow pieces of clothing and let them help you find your yellow clothing. Get dressed up and ready for Yellow Day.

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Toys

Your child is probably getting the idea of what to do on a special color day. Have them help you go through their toys and find the yellow ones to play with. What can you find?…a yellow truck, Big Bird from Sesame Street, a yellow ball?

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Craft Time

Yellow Daffodil

Materials Needed:

Daffodil Craft Page – click on thumbnail to access the printable craft page
Yellow crayons, markers or paint*
Green crayons, markers or paint
Yellow mini muffin liner
Glue or glue stick

* You can make your own watercolors by mixing a a couple of drops of food coloring with a little water. (This is what I did for my sample.)

This is a fairly simple craft activity but it is so cute. It is a great project for the spring or to give as a homemade Mother’s Day gift.

Learning Activities for the Color Yellow: Materials Needed - Daffodil
Learning Activities for the Color Yellow: Materials Needed – Daffodil

Just print the picture, color or paint it and then glue the mini muffin cup to the center of the flower. Presto Chango! You have a beautiful spring flower.

Learning Activities for the Color Yellow: Daffodil Craft
Learning Activities for the Color Yellow: Daffodil Craft

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Finger Play

Five Little Daffodils

One little daffodil had nothing much to do,

(hold up on finger)

Out popped another one, then there were two.

(hold up two fingers)

Two little daffodils were smiling at a bee,

(point to mouth and smile)

Out popped another one, then there were three.

(hold up three fingers)

Three little daffodils were growing by the door,

(slowly raise arms up above head like growing toward the sun)

Out popped another one, then there were four.

(hold up four fingers)

Four little daffodils were glad to be alive,

(clap hands and smile)

Out popped another one, then there were five.

(hold up five fingers)

Five little daffodils were wearing golden crowns,

(act like putting crown on head)

They danced in the breeze in green satin gowns.

(sway and dance around)

– Author Unknown

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Yellow Foods for snack or meal time

Bananas, yellow pears, cornbread, yellow peppers, yellow tomatoes, corn,
lemons, lemonade, the yolk out of a hard boiled egg

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Story Time

In My New Yellow Shirt by Eileen Spinelli

Reading Level: Ages 2 and up

What seems like a plain yellow shirt leads to a lot of fun use of a little boy’s imagination. He becomes a duck, a taxi, a lazy caterpillar and several other things. This book inspired the two crafts that I listed in this lesson. Have fun enjoying the book together and then take time to make a craft.

The Yellow Tutu by Kirsten Bramsen

Reading Level: Ages 3 and up

Here is another adorable child with a big imagination. Margo decides to wear her new yellow tutu in a different way. It makes her so happy as she pretends to be many things…that is, she is happy until she reaches school where she isn’t treated very well by the other children. But her friend, Pearl, comes to the rescue; as friends often do.

The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger

Reading Level: Ages 3 and up

This makes a great story to read, in the fall, as the leaves start falling down. The one little yellow leaf isn’t ready to let go of the tree even though it’s the only leaf left around…or is it?

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Ovals: Learning Activities for Shapes

September 15, 2012 by Mama Carmody 38 Comments

Ovals: Learning Activities for Shapes


 
It’s time for some fun learning activities with ovals. When I was growing up we had an oval shaped swimming pool in our backyard. I enjoyed playing with Silly Putty which was stored in an oval shaped egg. What fun things do you remember doing with ovals? There are some great books listed below that are all about ovals. Be sure to take time to enjoy the craft. I would love for you to stop by my Facebook page (Love to Laugh and Learn) and share some pictures of the ways you enjoyed learning and playing with ovals.

Content:

Toys
Craft:
Abstract Picture of Circles and Ovals
Snacks
Story Time
Related Posts

Toys

What kinds of oval shaped toys can your child find? Can they build an oval train or car track? Are there some play food eggs in their pretend kitchen? How about some plastic Easter eggs? Get some play dough out and experiment with making balls (circles) of play dough and then squishing it slightly to turn the circles into ovals. If it’s warm out fill up some water-balloons and have a fun time in the yard. Ovals can be found everywhere? What else did you and your child find?

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Craft

Learn about the relationship between circles and ovals with this fun craft.

Abstract Picture of Circles and Ovals

Not all arts and crafts have to form a specific picture or item. Experimenting with different materials and creating your own art work can be very fun and extremely educational. In this craft your child can learn the relationship between circles and ovals while creating their own artwork.

Materials Needed:

Toilet paper tubes
Paint (as many colors as you want)
Plate
White Paper

Instructions:

1. Pour a small amount of paint out on a plate.

Preparing for abstract oval/circle painting.

 

2. Dip one end of the toilet paper tube into the paint and stamp it onto the white paper. Have your child be careful not to squish the tube for the first few “stamps”.

3. After making several circles on the paper, gently squish the toilet paper tube. If your child has trouble keeping the toilet paper roll squished into an oval you can use a rubber band to hold it in an oval shape.

You can use a rubber band to help hold the oval shape.

4. Dip it in the paint and “stamp” onto the paper. What shape are you making now?

Learn about the relationship between circles and ovals with this fun craft.

This is a very simple craft that can be used with a very young child but older children will also enjoy making their own abstract art pieces.

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Foods for snack or meal time

Boiled eggs, olives, baked potato, kiwi (if you slice it end to end), grapes, oval-shaped crackers, pumpkin seeds, cucumbers or pickles (sliced end to end)

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Story Time

I See Ovals (All about Shapes) by D. H. Dilkes
Reading Level: Birth – 4 yrs old
D. H. Dilkes has a great series of little books that discuss different shapes. In this book you will find ovals in many different places. I like the fact that the illustrations are photographs of every day items. The text is simple which is great for a young child that is just being introduced to shapes.

Ovals around Town (Shapes Around Town) by Nathan Olson
Reading Level: Ages 4 and up
There are so many ovals around us. Some windows are shaped like ovals. Watermelons are shaped like ovals. The author does a wonderful job of explaining and showing the difference between a circle and an oval. I especially liked how a couple of the illustrations showed that an arch reflected in water looks like an oval. There are bright fun colors and illustrations throughout the book. You and your child will have lots of fun as you explore ovals.

Ovals (The Shape of the World) by Dana Meachen Rau
Reading Level: Birth – 4 yrs old
Dana Meachen Rau has a great series of little books about shapes. In this book you will see several different ovals. You might find some right in your own house. The simple text and bright pictures will give you and your child a lot to talk about. This is a great little book for introducing ovals to your child.

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