Well I have to give Mr Maker some credit...he got my son interested in shapes! You can look for shapes anywhere and make it a part of so many activities that it's a great thing for the wee man to have learnt. He has started pointing them out to me when we are out and about which makes us both rather pleased with ourselves. He knew of circle for a while and this probably has to do with the fact that it is the easiest to draw. Then there was a heart and star which were usually referenced in songs or books. With his language development it seems shape recognition has come as well and I was so pleased when about a month ago he was able to distinguish between, the circle, square, rectangle and triangle, Mr Maker's shapes. Usually if you ask him he can think of them without any references...unless of course you want to make a video of it for your blog!
What's it they say on TV - never work with children or animals... Shapes are brilliant things to look for when out and about!
ReplyDeleteHello there, what a lovely blog! Mr Maker is also helping my little boy with this too-Raffie doesn't like the rest of the show but will always watch the shapes! x
ReplyDeleteThis is true about most things - if you want to learn/teach/educate then the materials are all around us.
ReplyDeleteWell done to your young man knowing his shapes.
Love the video! Shape walks are great fun, as are shape hunts in the house :) Well done to your wee man!
ReplyDeleteThat is great, well done to him! I remember when my son started recognising shapes, such a proud moment (and I'm sure you have had some input and it's not all down to Mister Maker!)
ReplyDeleteI love this kinesthetic way of learning. Well done clever little one!
ReplyDeleteAw bless him, how clever! Mads knows a rectangle but that's about it, so she calls every shape one. ;)
ReplyDeleteAw, what a clever little man!He's great with his shapes!
ReplyDeleteWell done to the wee man. Bless him in the video - clever boy indeed! X
ReplyDeleteWe LOVE the Mister Maker shapes (now I'm singing the song in my head!). What a great game to play pointing out the shapes when you're out and about. We love the video.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up with Small Steps Amazing Achievements :0)
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