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Shape Hunt at the Playground

9/9/2014

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Hunting for shapes at a local playground!
  To be honest, when we go to the park, I'm usually thinking that maybe I'll get a few minutes (or more!) to sit in the shade while Kay runs around, works off some of her energy, and befriends every child she meets. I'm not usually thinking about learning at that point. 

  But we went on a shape hunt one day when no one else was there to play with. And it was so simple! 

 For added appeal, I let Kay take some pictures of the shapes we found (everything is more exciting when you're a preschooler and have a camera in your hand!). I was pretty impressed at some of the ones she came up with too. As an added bonus: I could easily have participated in this hunt from the park bench if I wanted...
shape hunt at the playground
searching for shapes at the playground
  We found an oval in her bike helmet, and the rock wall turned out to be a trapezoid. (Blow me down when she knew that word! It triggered a latent memory from 8th grade geometry, but otherwise I still don't know where she learned it.) (Fun fact: Did you know it's called a trapezoid in the United States and Canada but a trapezium in English outside North America? Impress your friends with that one!)
rectangle park shape hunt
playground shapes preschoolers
  "Ooh, and the bench is a rectangle!" She was really into it by then! 

So how else can you learn at the playground? 

Buggy and Buddy found lots of shapes at their playground - and even made it into a book! (Also check out the free printable scavenger hunt!)

Glittering Muffins used magnetic numbers to do a playground number search. 

KC Edventures found various letters at their playground - such a fun scavenger hunt!

Mapping out the playground is a great introduction to geography...and a treasure hunt would add to the fun, like this one from Kid World Citizen!
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9 Comments
Coombemill link
9/8/2014 08:00:49 pm

This is a great idea for outside learning. I may even adapt this one for our activity hour here on the farm. thanks for the idea #TuesdayTutorials

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Eileen Teo link
9/9/2014 09:37:20 am

Such a great ideas! Thank you for sharing it with us #Pintorials

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Yuliya link
9/9/2014 02:49:21 pm

What a fun idea! I pinned to try it out when my kiddo is a bit older and trustworthy with a camera. For now, we'll have to keep it to chatting about the shapes :)

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Amber @ Fit Foodie Runs link
9/10/2014 02:29:00 am

Love this idea! I used to have two children (one went to school) and now I'm down to one...what to do...what to do....

Thank you so much for always posting awesome ideas! I bookmark a lot of your stuff :)

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Kristen link
9/13/2014 08:30:29 am

This is a great teaching/learning opportunity during an everyday activity! I love this idea!

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Ashley link
9/17/2014 10:00:54 pm

We have done shape hunts in the neighborhood,. but I bet the playground is a really great place to find them!

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M @ smartEpartE link
9/19/2014 12:41:19 am

Your pictures are inspiring! We always do number and alphabet hunts but have never tried shapes!

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TheBoyandMe link
10/17/2014 08:43:52 am

I was wondering why you were calling a trapezium by a different name! This is a great activity, so simple and easy to do!

Nipping over from the Outdoor Play Party

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Leila - Mud Mud Marvellous Mud link
10/18/2014 05:29:25 am

This is so simple, I have just started doing it with Little Man. He loves looking for shapes. Thanks for sharing at the Outdoor Play Party :-)

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