Fun with Shapes

It might not always occur to us, but our world is full of shapes. And squares are some of the most popular. We cut our brownies into squares and stack square blocks. We snack on square crackers and rest our heads on square pillows. This book will encourage young readers to recognize the square as a geometric shape in their world. Colorful photographs accompany comprehensible text, supporting readers' budding vocabulary and making this text achievable. A concluding question asks readers to identify squares in a final image, providing a closing assessment opportunity.

Ovals aren't the most familiar shape for young learners to spot, but this bright book will give them plenty of practice. They'll see ovals in mirrors, eggs, and rugs, among other recognizable objects. Vibrant images are coupled with text that features language accessible to beginning readers. They'll be able to expand their vocabulary while honing their reading fluency. A final question asks readers to identify ovals in an image, providing a final assessment opportunity.

Triangles are terrific! We see this shape around us every day. Our favorite chips may be triangles. Mathematicians use triangular rulers, and triangles feature prominently in many flags. This book, which supports elementary math curricula, will guide readers in seeing this shape in other commonplace objects, through achievable text and images that support more challenging vocabulary. A concluding question asks readers to identify triangles in a final image, providing a closing assessment opportunity.

Pizzas, cookies, bike tires . . . some of the best things in life are circles. In the bright pages of this volume, readers will recognize circles in their everyday life. Achievable text is accompanied by carefully chosen photographs, which aid in acquisition of new vocabulary and practice in fluency. Readers are also asked to identify circles in a concluding image, a motivating assessment of what they've learned. This volume addresses concepts in both math and early language arts curricula.

Diamonds are similar to squares, with their sides of equal length, but they look a bit "squashed." Readers will recognize this special shape in the many bright photographs of this accessible text, which also encourages them to build new vocabulary. They'll see diamond-shaped kites, cookies, and signs, and learn to spot diamonds in patterns as well. As they develop their knowledge of this elementary geometry concept, they'll understand how this aspect of math applies to real life. A final question asks readers to identify a diamond in an image, providing a final assessment opportunity.

Rectangles can be fun and even exciting! Birthday packages arriving at the door, favorite books at the library, the community pool in the summer-all of these are familiar rectangular shapes in our everyday lives. Beginning readers and budding mathematicians need to know this useful shape as a foundation to geometric concepts. Through this inviting volume, they'll be able to identify the rectangle's shape in the objects in the carefully selected, colorful photographs. A concluding question asks readers to identify rectangles in a final image, providing a closing assessment opportunity.