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Snacktimes and mealtimes are great times to explore how shapes fit together. When you make a sandwich for your child, try cutting it in a new way—such as four squares—and invite your child to experiment with the shapes as he eats. Suggest he take the four squares apart and then use two of them to make a rectangle. What happens when you cut the sandwich into triangles? How can he put two small triangles together to make one big triangle? How can he put them together to make a square? What other foods work well for learning about shapes and how they fit together? Experiment with pizza, apples, and crackers too!

Content Area:
Shape and Pattern

Location:
Kitchen

Story:
Quack's Square Deal

Recommended Books:
So Many Circles, So Many Squares by Tana Hoban

Shape Space by Cathryn Falwell

Explore with Chirp to find different kinds of shapes all around you in the game, Chirp Shapes Up.