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a many-sided

An issue all about SHAPES

 BY DIANE S. MUNGOVAN
ART BY SEBASTIEN BRAUN

Janelle’s
STORY

Janelle build
s
a tower of
blocks.
Tower
One square block
for the base.

Two rectangles
make it taller.

A triangle
tops it off.
Tip » Block play helps tots develop fine-motor
control. Infants enjoy feeling (and tasting) soft,
washable blocks. Toddlers can stack two to three
blocks—and like knocking them down even better.
 la u gh s
Janelle tall
as the les,
r t o p p
towe in g
sca t t er
a p e s all
sh
ro u n d.
a
 for
BY RAVEN HOWELL

hat’s
POEM

W ?
pk
in
,

Lunch
na
re
ua
Sq

Tip » Mealtime can be

shape time. Use cookie
cutters to cut gelatin into
hearts. Slice carrot circles
and cheese rectangles.
Enjoy the natural shapes PHOTOS: NAPKIN BY ISTOCK/GETTY IMAGES PLUS/ALEXANDR
ZHENZHIROV, PLATE BY ISTOCK/GETTY IMAGES PLUS/SURADECH14,
of fruits and veggies. PIZZA BY E+/GETTY IMAGES/BILLNOLL
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piz
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 ART BY TIM BUDGEN
PUZZLE

triangle
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f ind it
maracas
tambourine
Tip » After you find these instruments in the picture, talk
about how the animals might feel. Are they happy? Any
day can be special when you make your own celebrations.
 BY HEIDI BEE ROEMER
ART BY JULISSA MORA
SONG

Tip » Point out shapes on the snowman, from round

snowballs to the triangle nose. What other details do
you and your child see in the picture?
 ( the tune o Row ow Row
ow Your Boa
B t

Roll, roll, roll the snow.

Watch the snowballs grow.
Stack three high,
Add nose and eyes—
Your snowman says, “Hello!”
 BY SUSAN WEAVER JONES
ART BY JEAN CLAUDE
STORY

My hat My hat
looks like looks like
a circle. a square.

Tip » On this page, the first hat’s pompom

is a circle. In “What’s for Lunch?” the plate is
round. Show your child that the two words go
together: a circle is round.
 My ha
looks t
l
ice-crike an
ea
cone! m

Hats
GAME

TC H
MA E

AP E TH

SH

Tip » Trace each square, circle, and triangle

with your finger. Your tot may not have this
fine-motor control yet but can track the
movement and even begin to try copying you.

PHOTOS, TOP ROW FROM LEFT: ISTOCK/GETTY

IMAGES PLUS/MIKIELL, ISTOCK/GETTY IMAGES
PLUS/OXILIXO, ISTOCK/GETTY IMAGES PLUS/
EUGENESERGEEV; CENTER: ISTOCK/GETTY IMAGES
PLUS/HOLWICHAIKAWEE; BOTTOM: ICONICA/GETTY
IMAGES/TIM FLACH, ERIC ISSELEE/SHUTTERSTOCK