Kindergarten Resources

Kindergarten Resources

Printable Books

Read Aloud Books

Brown Rabbit's Shape Book by Alan Baker
The Button Box by Margarette Reid
Circles, Triangles and Squares by Tana Hoban
Circus Shapes by Stuart Murphy
Corduroy by Don Freeman
Grandma's Button Box by Linda Aber
The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns
I Have Shapes by Rozanne Lanczak Williams
It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw
Mouse Shapes by Jim Arnosky
Round and Round and Round by Tana Hoban
Round and Square by Miriam Schlein
Sea Shapes by Suse MacDonald
The Secret Birthday Message by Eric Carle
The Shape of Me and Other Stuff by Dr. Seuss
The Shape of Things by Dayle Ann Dodds
Shape Space by Cathryn Falwell
Shape Spotters by Megan Bryant
Shapes by Jan Pienkowski
Shapes by John Reiss
Shapes and Things by Tana Hoban
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban
Shapes for Ten Tired Teddies by Prue Theobalds
The Shapes Game by Paul Rogers
So Many Circles, So Many Squares by Tana Hoban
Twizzlers: Shapes and Patterns by Jerry Pallotta
What Am I?: Looking Through Shapes at Apples and Grapes by N.N. Charles
What is Round? by Rebecca Dotlich
What is Square? by Rebecca Dotlich
What is a Triangle? by Rebecca Dotlich
When a Line Bends...A Shape Begins by James Kaczman
The Wing on a Flea: A Book About Shapes by Ed Emberley

Songs

Shape Song

(to the tune of: "The Farmer in the Dell")

A circle's like a ball,
A circle's like a ball,
Round and round
It never stops.
A circle's like a ball!

A square is like a box,
A square is like a box,
It has four sides,
They are the same.
A square is like a box!

A triangle has 3 sides,
A triangle has 3 sides,
Up the mountain,
Down, and back.
A triangle has 3 sides!

A rectangle has 4 sides,
A rectangle has 4 sides,
Two are long, and
Two are short.
A rectangle has 4 sides!

Shapes

(to the tune of: "Frere Jacques")

This is a square. This is a square.
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It has four sides,
All the same size.
It's a square. It's a square.

This is a circle. This is circle.
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It goes round and round,
No end can be found.
It's a circle. It's a circle.

This is a triangle. This is a triangle.
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It only has three sides,
That join to make three points.
It's a triangle. It's a triangle.

This is a rectangle. This is a rectangle.
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It has two short sides,
And it has two long sides.
It's a rectangle. It's a rectangle.

Shapes Song
(Tune: 'Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush')
Author: Unknown

This is a (square) as you can see.
It has (4 sides all the same).
This is a (square) as you can see.
Now draw it in the air with me!

Other verses:
Rectangle: 2 short sides and 2 long
Circle: goes around without an end
Triangle: 3 corners and 3 sides
Oval: goes around, but is squished in

Make A Square
(to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star")

From the bottom to the top,
Straight across and then you stop,
Straight down to the bottom again,
Across and stop where you began,
If the lines are the same size,
Then a square is you surprise.

The Square Song
(to the tune of "You Are My Sunshine")

I am a square, a lovely square
I have four sides; they're all the same
I have four corners, four lovely corners
I am a square, that is my name!

It's a Rectangle

(to the tune of: "B-I-N-G-O")

There is a shape that has four sides,
But it is not a square...No!
It's a rectangle;
It's a rectangle;
It's a rectangle;
It is not like a square...No!

Two sides are long; two sides are short.
They are not the same...No!
It's a rectangle;
It's a rectangle;
It's a rectangle;
The sides are not the same...No!

Make A Rectangle

(to the tune of "The Eensy, Weensy Spider")

A long line at the bottom,
A long line at the top,
A short line to connect each side,
A rectangle you've got!
A short line at the bottom
A short line at the top

A long line to connect each side
A rectangle you've got!

Danny Diamond

I am Danny Diamond
I am like a kite
But I'm really just a square
Who's corners are pulled tight

Make a Triangle
(to the tune of "Three Blind Mice")

One, two, three; one, two, three
Do you see? Do you see?
Up the hill and to the top,
Down the hill--and then you stop,
Straight across; tell me what have you got?
A triangle--a triangle!

This Is a Triangle

(to the tune of: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")

This is a triangle,
Look and you will see.
It has three corners and three sides.
Count them one, two, three!

Shape Patterns