I like to use real objects and hands-on activities. To teach the "circle" shape, I collect a variety of them from my home: jar, bowl, plate, lid, juice lid, paper towel roll, candle, votive cup, etc. These provide many different sizes of circles. I hide them in a bag behind my back then proceed to give hints as the children try to guess what I have. Each child gets an object to hold. We then go back to the table where there are paper and crayons. I help them trace around the objects on their papers, then they glue construction paper circles onto their papers. For an individual center activity, I trace the objects onto poster board. The children then match their object to its tracing.

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