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Related Activities to Try at Home

Drawing Shapes While it is difficult to draw 3-D shapes, some students enjoy the challenge. Talk together about ways to draw a shape so that it “looks 3-D” and practice.

Math and Literature Here are some suggestions of children's books that contain relevant ideas about geometry. Read them together and talk about the shapes you find.

Hoban, Tana. Cubes, Cones, Cylinders and Spheres.

Murphy, Stuart J. Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes.

Nagel, Karen. Shapes that Roll.

Onyefulu, Ifeoma. A Triangle for Adaora: An African Book of Shapes.

Thong, Rosanne. Round is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes.

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