Shape Songs

As we have been learning about the shapes I was looking for some songs to sing, but I couldn't find anything. I started to go through songs that the children already know, and put together some simple words to the following tune. It's not quite ready for our Shape Musical...but the tune is catchy (happily already one they know!), and the words are simple so that they can remember the basics of what makes not only a shape, but the words to the song!

We sing these using both the actions and just to enjoy singing a song...I hope you enjoy singing them with your children as well!

(tune of: 'Where is Thumbkin)
I'm a SQUARE (action: with finger(s) draw a shape in the air or on the floor/surface where you are sitting)
I'm a SQUARE (action: repeat same as above)
I have 4 SIDES (action: hold up 4 fingers)
I have 4 SIDES (action: repeat above)
They are ALL the SAME SIZE
That makes me a SQUARE
I'm a SQUARE!
I'm a SQUARE!

I'm a RECTANGLE (3 syllables) (action: draw a rectangle in the air or with finger on the ground)
I'm a RECTANGLE (repeat above action)
I have 4 SIDES (hold up 4 fingers)

I have 4 SIDES (hold up 4 fingers)

2 of them are SHORT (2 syllables) (action: hold thumb and pointer in 'L' shape and bring fingers together in pinching motion)
and 2 of them are LO-NG (2 syllables) (action: put fingers in same shape as above for 'short' but hold together in middle of the air in front of body, and pull out to sides as you do the pinching motion)
I'm a RECTANGLE! (action: same as above - draw rectangle)
I'm a RECTANGLE! (action: same as above)

I'm a TRIANGLE (action: put 2 pointer fingers together in a point, and thumbs meet together)
I'm a TRIANGLE (repeat action)
I have 3 SIDES (hold up 3 fingers)
I have 3 SIDES (hold up 3 fingers)
Sometimes they're the same size (repeat action of 1st triangle - "about" the same size)
Sometimes they are different - (repeat above action, but pull in one thumb so 1 side is smaller)

I'm a TRIANGLE! (repeat 1st triangle action)
I'm a TRIANGLE! (repeat action again)

I'm a CIRCLE (action: put hands into the shape of a C facing each other to close in a circle)
I'm a CIRCLE (action: repeat as above)
I have NO SIDES (action: shake head and finger no, and then draw a line/side with your finger)
I have NO SIDES (repeat above action)
I roll along (action: roll arms)
I roll along (repeat action)
I'm a CIRCLE! (repeat first circle action)
I'm a CIRCLE! (repeat first circle action)

When we say or sing 'oval' - we really emphasis the O -because as I told the children an oval is just a circle that has been sat on, so it's saying, "OH!-val!"

I'm an O-VAL (action: put hands into shape of oval - same as circle but squished down)

I'm an O-VAL (action: same as above)

A circle squished down (action: show a circle, and then squish it down)

A circle squished down (action: same as above)

I don't have any sides (action: draw your finger in the air in an oval shape)

That makes me an OVAL

I'm an O-VAL! (action: same as 1st action for oval shape)

I'm an O-VAL! (action: same as 1st action for oval shape)

I'm a DIAMOND (action: thumb & pointer connect on both hands to make a diamond shape)

I'm a DIAMOND (action: repeat)

I have 4 sides (action: hold up 4 fingers)

I have 4 sides (action: repeat)

2 of them go u-p (2 syllables) (action: using pointer fingers bring together in a point and move it upwards in front of face)

2 of them go do-wn (2 syllables) (action: using thumbs together in a 'V' shape, move downward in front of body)

I'm a DIAMOND! (action: same as above diamond shape)

I'm a DIAMOND! (action: repeat)

**Stay tuned for more verses to come featuring:

HEXAGON, OCTAGON, STAR and HEART!