If you liked the book When a Line Bends….A Shape Begins that I wrote about a few weeks ago, then check out Shape Me a Rhyme by poet Jane Yolen and photographer Jason Stemple. Both of these books are fun inspiration to explore geometric shapes and lines as a theme with students in grades 2-5.
Shape Me a Rhyme looks at nature – and where we see circles, ovals, spirals, squares, and more. Each 2-page spread includes a whimsical poem as well as photos from nature. Another nice addition is that Yolen also included "key words" scattered on each spread. For example, the words to go with the poem "Arch" include: curve, U-turn, span, bow, and bend. I think all three components (poem, pictures, and words) will be fun inspiration for teaching artists and students for choreographic projects.
The shapes/lines explored in the book are:
- Circle
- Triangle
- Coil
- Star
- Square
- Heart
- Arch
- Wave
- Oval
- Fan
- Rectangle
- Crescent
Circle – by Jane Yolen
Round as a ball,
Round as the sun,
A circle goes round
To where it's begun.
Where it's begun
Is where it will end.
And then it starts circling
Over again.
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