Understanding shape and size is something that you do when you park a car or try to fit groceries into a bag. While shapes and sizes are usually associated with mathematics, they are also important when it comes to literacy.
Children have to be able to recognise different shapes of letters and eventually link them to sounds. There are plenty of activities that you can do at home with all ages of children to help them enjoy and discover shape and size. Here are some activities to try.
JUST A SPOONFUL
From six months
Even babies can begin to explore shape and sizes using their hands and mouths. One of the ways in which you can help your baby is to look out for three spoons of different sizes to hold, feel and suck.
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