Family Storytime: Shapes

For this past week's storytime, we read all about shapes. We always try to incorporate one cognitive development theme and shapes became this session's cognitive theme.

After gathering a few more kids for storytime, we got right to reading about shapes. 

Our first book was Shapes that Roll by Karen Nagel. The rhyming text made it fun to read out loud and the illustrations are fun.

Next, we read Circle Dogs by Kevin Henkes. Who wouldn't love a story about shapes and dogs? 

Since there wasn't that big of a group, I only did one group activity. We had to feed the Shape Monster. Shape Monster is a cute, silly monster made out of a cardboard box, construction paper, and pom poms that one of my librarian coworkers made. We used different die-cut shapes and went over our shapes and colors before we heard the Monster call out what he wanted to munch on. The kids love feeding him and I have fun making num-num noises when he's eating. The parents also seem to like this idea too. 

Our last story was All Sorts of Shapes by Hannah Reidy. This is a great story to read to make the point that shapes are all around us. 

For the craft, it was decided that we use cut-out circles to make different shapes and designs. I always have a sample of the craft and the kids made the same caterpillar, bee, and spider scene I provided. It made them think how many circles they needed to make one like mine, but I like it when they use their own imagination. Either way, it was a fun storytime complete with circle smiley stickers.