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Shapes: a preschool theme week

Checked Oct 30, 2026 · Any time of year · September, January, February

One week on shapes for twos to fours: a five-line circle time, 3 books (3 free to read on Peabody), one craft with 4 materials, “Hot Cross Buns” with its words, a snack from the Kitchen and the letter S.

Plan this weekPrint the two sheets

Circle time

  1. Good morning song, then say each name together.
  2. Calendar: the day, the date and the weather.
  3. Ask: “What shape is our door? What shape is a plate?”
  4. Sing: Hot Cross Buns.
  5. Read: Ben and the Blocks (level 3).

Threes and fours: ten to fifteen minutes; let a child hold the book.

Books

  • Ben and the Blocks (level 3, free on peabody.kids): Building with blocks on a rainy day: squares and rectangles everywhere.
  • Moss and the Box (level 3, free on peabody.kids): A cat and a box, for corners and sides.
  • Man, Pan, Map (level 0, free on peabody.kids): A round pan and a flat map, said in a pattern.

Craft: Shape picture

You need (4): paper shapes cut by a grown-up, card, glue stick, crayons.

  1. Pick a circle, a square and a triangle.
  2. Glue them down as a house, a face or a car.
  3. Name each shape you used.

With a grown-up. No heat, nothing hot.

Song: Hot Cross Buns

The words

Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, Hot cross buns!

Traditional; public domain. From Top 52 nursery rhymes with lyrics.

Snack

Kiwi Turtles from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.

Letter pack

SsS is for square. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Threes and fours: trace S and s once, then find S in the room and in the book.

Outside: Shape stops

Chalk a big circle, square and triangle on the ground. Call a shape; everyone runs to it.

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The books are Peabody's own open library, free with no sign-in. The song is public domain. The snack links to the Peabody Kitchen. Nothing here asks for a child's name.