Kindergarten Readiness Workshop
Shapes and Patterns
Welcome to our Virtual Kindergarten Readiness Workshop
Take a look at the activities below and work through each of the centers with you child.
Read A Loud
Check out this read a loud of "The Napping House" notice the how the book uses repetition, pattern, directional words during the story. Find a book to read at home with your child that has shapes, patterns or directional words to practice.
Here are a few you might have at home:
Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
I Went Walking by Sue Williams
Pattern Bugs by Trudy Harris
The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns
Round is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes by Roseanne Thong
The Napping House - By Audrey Wood | Kids Books Read Aloud
Center #1 Patterns and Tangrams
Watch the video on patterns with your child and then follow the links below for worksheets and games.
Make your own Tangrams use the link to make your own tangram puzzles. Practice positioning and manipulating the shapes to fit the puzzle. These are great ways to build on problem solving skills!
Shapes Construction Game
Center #2 Shapes
Watch the video below about shapes and then use the links and games to create shape activities at home with your child. Use play dough, wiki sticks, paint, sidewalk chalk, stickers etc. to form and draw shapes.
You can also have fun going on shape hunts around your house or neighborhood and make your own shape book!
Shapes and Colors Bingo
Center # 3 Positional Words
An important skill for our incoming Kindergarten Learners is to know positional words and how to apply that to everyday life activities. Practice this Simon Says sheet with your child. Have your child make their your own list for you or other family members to do.