When a Line Bends…A Shape Begins

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I remember first seeing the book When a Line Bends…A Shape Begins, by Rhonda Gowler Greene, in a kindergarten classroom. I am always on the lookout for books about lines.

This picture book, in poetic verse, talks about how lines form to create many different shapes. Each vignette about a particiular shape – circle, square, diamond, heart, etc – also describes the various images we think of with each shape. For example, a square is hopscotch, a patch on the knee, a present.

When a Line Bends can be a springboard and opening conversation about various shapes and images seen in our world. Students can select one particular shape from the book and create a movement phrase. You also could use a prop – fabric, elastic, or ribbon – so that students could create shapes in space.

The shapes described in the book include:

square
rectangle
triangle
diamond
circle
oval
star
heart
crescent
octagon

I recommend exploring this book with students in PreK-2nd grade. Have fun!

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