Friendshape, POSTED BY AMINA UMMA
Title: Friendshape
Author: Amy Krouse
Rosenthall
Illustrator: Tom
Lichtenheld
Recommended Grade Level: Pre-K
& Kindergarten
Common Core Mathematics Standard:
PK.OA.2. Understand simple patterns.
PK.G.1. Describe objects
in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions
of these objects using terms such as top, bottom, up, down, in front of,
behind, over, under, and next to.
PK.G.2. Correctly
name shapes regardless of size.
PK.G.3. Analyze,
compare, and sort two- and three-dimensional shapes and objects, in different
sizes, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, and
other attributes (e.g., color, size, and shape).
K.G.2. Correctly
name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
Summary: This book is about friendship
and how friends come in all different sizes and shapes. It describes the similarities
and differences that exist amongst friends and peers. It uses shapes and
patterns to introduce basic geometry as well as teaches social
and emotional skills.
Rating: *****I like
this book a lot and would highly recommend it to all Pre-K and Kindergarten
teachers. This is a great book to use at the beginning of the school year as an
introduction to shapes and colors. Along with the different shapes and
patterns, it can also be used to teach students the social and emotional skills
required by the common core standards. Overall, this is a great book that
presents students with situations they encounter on a daily basis and thus can
make connections to.
Classroom Ideas: This book could be used to teach students logic and
sequence, introduction to measurements and basic geometry such as shapes and
sizes. Logic and sequence can be covered by asking students to do a response to
literature through art after each reading of the book. Students can either draw
or cut out the picture of the different shapes they remember from the story and
place them in the order they were introduced in the book. While students
dictate their story, the teacher can assess their understanding by writing down
their dictation of the sequence of events based on their drawings. This book
can also be used to help students build socialization skills.
I have never read this book, but I am looking at the cover of the book and I think it is interesting how shapes are used to introduce friendship and socialization amongst young children. I like your idea of using the book for logic and sequencing by having the children identify and describe shapes as they create the shapes illustrated in the book. Shapes are all around and children can be very creative with shapes when the opportunities arise.
ReplyDeleteI truly love this book. The pictures in this book and nice and big which will definitely catch the attention of the children. I also love how this book gives examples of shapes we see in our daily lives such as a stop sign. This book is great and I plan to read it to my children!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen this book until you brought it to class and after reading it I loved it! I enjoyed the bright colored pictures and all the different examples they give the kids about shapes. I will be adding this to my classroom library you have convinced me!
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