SHAPE SPOTTERS
Author: Megan E. Bryant
Illustrator: Sami Sweete
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Number of pages: 31
Publisher: Penguin (USA) First published in: 2002 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (All Aboard Mathematics) Preview and/or purchase this book on the Amazon websites: UK, USA, AUS, CAN Synopsis by the author/publisher
Ms. Carey’s class is looking for shapes in their school. Rectangles, triangles, circles, and squares are just a few of the shapes that they find. Hidden in the art of this Level 2 reader, children will find and identify all sorts of shapes! |
“They hunt for a shape in the music room. The shape has three sides. Hear it ring. It is not a bell. But it goess ping, ping, ping. Kate sees a triangle. It has three sides. It goes ping, ping, ping.”
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Recommended age range:
4 years old +
Relevant topics:
2D shapes
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Recommended age range:
4 years old +
Relevant topics:
2D shapes
Possible teaching activities:
At MathsThroughStories.org, we believe that stories can be meaningfully incorporated in mathematics teaching in different ways. Thus, we are inviting you to share your experience of how you have used this story in your mathematics lesson with other members of the community. By sharing your experience with us, you will be added to our team of On-line Contributors here, where you can also find our submission guideline.
