Triangles
RHYMES AND SONGS
Triangle Song
(Tune: Frere Jacques)
Sing the following song with children:
Here’s a triangle.
(Spread index and middle fingers apart; right index finger forms base.)
Here’s a triangle.
(Draw a small triangle in the air.)
Now draw one more with me.
(Draw in the air.)
Can you count them?
Are you ready? One!
(Spread index and middle fingers apart; right index finger forms base.)
Two!
(Draw a small triangle in the air.)
Three!
(Draw in the air.)
The Triangle Song
(Tune: POP! Goes the Weasel)
I am a small triangle.
I have three sides you see.
I also have three corners.
They’re just right for me.
Triangles
(Tune: Jingle Bells)
Triangles, triangles,
Have three sides.
Triangles, triangles,
Have three sides.
You can draw big triangles
In the air.
(Use both hands to draw a triangle in the air.)
It is fun to use your hands
And make them anywhere.
This Is a Triangle
(Tune: Frere Jacques)
This is a triangle. This is a triangle.
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It has three sides
That join to form three points.
It’s a triangle. It’s a triangle.
One-Two-Three
(Tune: London Bridge)
Triangles all have three sides,
Have three sides, have three sides.
Triangles all have three sides,
Count them one-two-three
GAMES:
Big Triangle
Designate three children who are sitting far apart in the circle as numbers 1, 2, and 3. Give the first child a ball of yarn. Have child 1 hold onto the end of the yarn and roll the ball to child 2. Have that child catch the ball, hold onto the yarn where it is, and then roll it to child 3. Now have child 3 hold onto the yarn and roll the ball to child 1. At this point, there should be a large triangle of yarn in the circle. Have the children let go of the yarn. Rewind the yarn ball and begin again with three more children. Continue until every child has had a turn. Continue the game by having children make other shapes.
Triangle Match
What you need:
Triangle patterns
Construction paper
Scissors