How to Use Attribute Shapes with Preschoolers

Learning with attribute shapes will encourage your preschooler to further develop in language, intellectual, social and fine motor skills. Follow these directions to make a fun game using attribute shapes.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Construction paper
• Clear contact paper
• Scissors

1. Use the shapes of triangle, square, and rectangle. Add circles too. Choose several different colors of construction paper.

2. Purchase clear contact paper. Cover construction paper both front and back with the clear contact paper to make the shapes more durable.

3. Cut out the laminated shapes leaving about a 1/4 inch around the edges for the contact to adhere to.

4. Play with the shapes by naming the shapes and color of each one. This will develop your preschooler's language skills.

5. Arrange the shapes by matching them by shape or color. This will develop your preschooler's intellectual skills.

6. Make patterns with the shapes, for example square, square, triangle, and have your preschooler match the pattern. This will develop visual skills.

Tips & Warnings

• You can use anything to match, sort and classify with--blocks, cups, bowls or spoons. Look around your house for different objects.