Summary
A shapes song from Hap Palmer. Children name shapes and spot them in the world around them — a playful introduction to identifying and describing two-dimensional shapes.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
This Hap Palmer song teaches a math idea through music.
- What math were we practicing in this song?
- Where could you use this outside of the song?
- Can you show the answer with your fingers or with objects?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, shape, sides.
Try it: Sing along, then find three of those shapes somewhere in your classroom.