The Shapes Game

by Paul Rogers, Sian Tucker (Illustrator)

Discover the endless variety of the shapes around you through fun-to-say riddles and pictures which are a kaleidoscope of dazzling colours!

Genres: Mathematics, Childrens

26 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1990

About the author

Paul Rogers, and his wife Emma, are well-established picture book writers. Paul has had over 30 books published. They live in France, where Paul teaches English at a local school.

Reviews

[Inna Nako · Rating 3 out of 5]

-this is a great book for the younger grades, such as kindergarten
-it describes shapes and their characteristics
-can be used in an activity where the teacher calls out clues and the students must figure out what the specific shape is
-also includes I Spy games where there are shapes hidden
-interactive for the students to learn shapes adn properties in a fun way
-can also be used with manipulatives such as shape pattern blocks where the students pick a shape and talk or write about its characteristics

[Chelsea Bucci · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great book for Kindergartners. It introduces the names of shapes such as: circle, stars, and ovals. It also describes characteristics such as sides. This is a good book to use during a geometry lesson and connects to the standard: Recognize and name the following basic two-dimensional figures: triangles,quadrilaterals (rectangles, squares) and circles.

[Nancy Vu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Paul Rogers plays an Ispy game with the kids. He spies different kinds of shape and have the students look for those shapes around the room. This is a good book to read to students (Grades K-2) to learn about the different shapes there are in the world.

[Sarwat · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book would be a great one for primary grades to teach basic geometry such as identifing and describing different shapes. Students could compare, create, and compose shapes of different pictures thata re included in this book.

[Tiffanni Dean]

This book discusses shapes and where we see them in everyday life.

[Kristen Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

A "I spy" game what ask students to find shapes within the book.

[Amanda Stacy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for teaching shapes in lower grades!

[Wendy Jones]

In this book, written like an "I spy" game, students are encouraged to find shapes around them. It is a great way to get them noticing shapes in everyday life.

[Timothy Cockburn · Rating 3 out of 5]

simple way to have younger students learn and practice finding shapes.