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Shape Soup

This activity went with our shape unit. 

I was very excited to do this activity and was very happy that Little Dragon really enjoyed it. 

Materials 

  • Large pot
  • Shape buttons
  • Large spoon
  • Shape song






I made up this song to go along with our soup making. 
I am gonna make soup soup soup
How about you you you
You can make it too too too
Let's make soup soup soup

First we need broth broth broth
make it froth froth froth
stir the broth broth broth
slow like a sloth sloth sloth

I put (shape) in the soup soup soup
How about you you you
You can do it too too too
Put (shape) in the soup soup soup

Continue through the shapes that you have. 

We sang it together while we added the shapes one by one.
We did this a few times over a few days. I left the pot out for Little Dragon to play with whenever he wanted to make shape soup. 


This activity was great for remembering shapes because we were singing the name and then picking up the shape which incorporates many different memory triggers.  

Enjoy your soup making! 


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