Other Examples:
- Asked to find four-sided shapes, runs finger along the length of each side to find shapes that have four sides.
- When asked to find a shape with 8 sides, chooses an octagon by counting its sides, but may not know the name of the shape.
Help your student become a(n) Side Recognizer
Activities and discussions challenge children to see sides of shapes as separate from the shape ("abstracting" them out of the shape).

Exploring Shapes (Sides)
Small Group

Feely Box [Side Recognizer]
Whole Group, Small Group, & Center

Tracing Challenge
Small Group

Is It or Not? (Side Recognizer)
Whole Group, Small Group, & Center
Activities and discussions challenge children to see sides of shapes as separate from the shape ("abstracting" them out of the shape).
Exploring Shapes (Sides)
Small Group
Feely Box [Side Recognizer]
Whole Group, Small Group, & Center
Tracing Challenge
Small Group
Is It or Not? (Side Recognizer)
Whole Group, Small Group, & Center



