Art Foundations

Things Are Taking Shape: Three Ways to Help Your Child Learn Shapes

During this year, your child is learning about different shapes, matching them with a shape that's identical in size and orientation, and then learning to identify a triangle, for example, in any size or shape. He'll be able to copy these shapes, first by looking at an example of the shape and then doing it by memory. Another shape-related activity you may see your child do this year is combine shapes to make a picture. Think of the classic house made of a square with a triangle on top!

Has your child achieved the following Art Foundations developmental milestones yet? If yes, check off all of the skill(s) he has already mastered to date.