After making some simple window clings for Rose, I had some left over foam that needed to be used. I've seen some felt DIY shape books online and decided foam could be an alternative and just-as-good material. The foam I used came from a 36-pack bought from the Dollar Tree.
For this project, I only needed 12 sheets to make the book. I began by cutting 6 sheets of foam in half to make two pages. I then punched a hole in the top left corner of each in case I wanted to string them together later.
After that, I carefully cut out two identical copies of 11 different shapes: heart, circle, oval, square, triangle, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, pentagon, hexagon, and star. One of each shape was then glued onto a page of the book while the other one was traced with a sharpie and then set aside. Lastly,
I labeled each shape that was glued to the page. And that's it. You can string the pages together to make a book or keep them flat to use as flashcards
Rose surprised me when I handed her the heart and circle and she correctly placed them on the corresponding card. I was so proud of her. This fun learning activity will now be a part of our daily routine.
