Swimmy Shape Activity – Caldecott Medal Books

One of our favorite Caldecott Honor books is “Swimmy” by Leo Lionni. In the story, “Swimmy” camaflouages himself and his friends in the shape of a large fish to keep them safe from larger fish that might eat them as they expolore and swim during the day. This book gave us a great chance to practice forming shapes using an inexpensive candy, “Swedish Fish.” I traced a few simple shapes including a square, rectangle, triangle, and circle. Ladybug put the placed the fish along the traced lines to form the shapes.

As an added bonus, Beetle Bug, Ladybug’s younger brother was a huge fan of watching big sis put together her shapes. He even moved some of the fish around in some simple lines and curvies later in the day. The kids had fun, reviewed some shapes. This activity is simple, fun, and clean up is a breeze. At the time of this post, Ladybug is 2 years old and Beetle Bug is 17 months old.

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