Draw shapes such as triangle, square, rectangle, circle, oval, pentagon, hexagon and octagon on cardboard. Draw different sizes of each shape and cut out the shapes in various colors.
Make a couple of sets so that you can hand out material to small groups of children in your classroom. The sets should consist of different shapes in various colors and sizes. Laminate the shapes.
Divide the children into small groups and hand out the laminated shapes.
Demonstrate the game by asking a child to choose a large yellow circle. Let the child pick up the card and say something about the card, for example, it is yellow. Then ask another child to choose a small green square.
Let the children play the game and take turns asking the other children in the group to choose certain shapes.
Pick out some of the smallest shapes and put them aside.
Let the children choose a shape from the pile with larger shapes. Ask them to trace the shape on some paper and to cut out their shape.
Let the children make a drawing inside their cut out shapes.