THE FAMILY ADVENTURES OF MEASURE ME shapes
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Project tutors Deborah Withey + Tara Hale; book design, Deborah Withey henry hedgepodge academy of art creative learning + therapeutic arts engagement www.henryhedgepodge.com Henryhartacademy
Springboard is a project committed to delivering a wide range of fun, free and engaging activities to families across Pembrokeshire.
In all primary school settings we are committed to ensuring that our Family courses link closely to the four core purposes of learning that are promoted in the Curriculum for Wales.
Through participating in our courses we hope that our adult learners will develop the confidence and skills to progress and fulfil their personal goals, be that to engage in further learning, volunteering or employment or to improve their health and well-being and that of their families.
My name is Circules Circle!
MEASURE ME
A circle is round and doesn’t have any corners, like a never-ending journey where you keep going round and round.
The width of a circle is called the diameter.
Any line drawn right through the centre divides the circle into two halves of the same size – like two halves of an orange!
Lay your ruler horizontally across the centre of Circules and measure his diameter. Now lay your ruler across him vertically. Do you get the same measurement?
Circules loves to go to the fairground and likes to drive around the race track in a bumper car.
This race track makes the shape of a number. Do you know what number it is? Do you have a favourite number? Write it out, nice and big!
Circules’ favourite ride is the ferris wheel where he can be high up, closer to another circle – the sun! The red ferris wheel on this page is made of circles. Can you count how many circles there are? What about half circles?
Circules likes to spend time camping in the apple orchard and in the evening roast marshmallows over an open fire.
There are lots of circles in this picture! Can you find and count them all? Can you measure the diameter of both Circules and his circle friend?
My name is Susie Gina Square!
MEASURE ME
I am a square and I have four straight sides, and all four sides are equal in length.
Measure the width of each of Susie Gina’s sides. Are they all the same? Now, add up all four measurements, what do you get?
Your computer or tablet screen is like a big patchwork quilt of tiny squares called pixels. They team up to show you amazing pictures and videos – like a colourful square dance!
Can you think of other things that are shaped like a square? What other shapes do you see on Susie Gina’s Square’s face?
Suzie Gina has a big family. They like being square-shaped because everyone is equal.
Can you measure Suzie Gina’s family members? Count how many arms and legs they have. Don’t forget to measure Suzie Gina too!
What do they enjoy doing? What shapes make up their kite?
Suzie Gina loves to go to the beach to picnic and make sandcastles by the sea. She lives in Pembrokeshire and likes to fly the Welsh flag on the top of her castle and to invite a friend who is a square orange pig with ears!
She uses a special picnic blanket. What two shapes make the blanket pattern? Can you count all the pink ones? What else can you find on the blanket?
Our names are Tamara and Isaac. We are triangles!
MEASURE US
A triangle has three sides. They are like best friends – always sticking together.
Tamara is an equilateral triangle because all three of her sides are equal in length.
Her cousin Isaac also has three sides. Two of his sides are the same length but his bottom side is shorter than his other two sides. This makes Isaac an isosceles triangle!
Measure each side of Tamara and Isaac and compare their measurements.
Tamara Isaac
Tamara and Isaac live in a red and white mushroom.
Isaac likes to play football and rugby and eat slices of watermelon because they are the same shape as he is! And Tamara likes pizza cut into triangle shapes!
Measure the sides of Tamara and Isaac on this page. Can you remember which one is the isosceles and which one is the equilateral triangle?
It’s snowing equilateral triangles! Can you count how many there are?
How many circle blossoms are on the tree?
Tamara and Isaac have made two trees for you! What kind of watermelon triangle shapes are they? How many seeds can you count on each triangle? Now, add up all the seeds!
What kind of triangle shapes are these pizza slices cut into? How many toppings are there all together? What shape is inside the sun?
My name is Reppie Rectangle!
MEASURE ME
I am a rectangle and I have two long sides that are equal in length and two short sides that are equal in length.
I am like a stretched out square!
My shape is strong like a square. What building material do I remind you of?
Reppie’s face is also made of rectangles. Can you measure them? Add up all your measurements. What sum do you get?
Reppie Rectangle likes the water and on rainy days goes to the swimming pool. She loves to dive off the rectangular diving board and make a big splash. Can you count and measure all the rectangles on this page?
How many splashes can you see above the pool?
Reppie Rectangle isn’t feeling very well today. She needs some sunshine! Look over to the page on the right. She is now on the beach with the sun setting behind her. Ah, that’s better.
Guess what her favourite sandwich is made of? Fish fingers! Because the fish is cut in the shape of rectangles.
What is your favourite sandwich? What shape is the bread? When the bread is cut in half does it become a shape we have already learnt about in this book?
My name is Peter Pentagon!
MEASURE ME
Peter is a lion. His head is in the shape of a pentagon. Peter has five sides and all of his five sides are equal in length.
Take your time and measure all his sides.
Start by lining up the beginning edge of the ruler with one of his points, then measure how long it is to the next point. That’s one length. Write that length measurement down. Do this five times until you have gone all the way around Peter Pentagon’s sides.
Now add up all the five lengths of his sides. What sum do you get?
Peter Pentagon goes out to play football in the jungle with his friend Jonsey. They both have lion manes made out of pentagons. Can you count them all?
Did you know that a football is made up of many pentagon shapes?
Peter Pentagon and Jonsey like to camp out when it’s dark and look up at the stars because the stars are similar shapes to pentagons. How many purple, yellow and white stars are there in this picture?
On a clear night go outside and look up at the sky. Are there more stars than you can count?
Peter and Jonsey are standing in front of an opening to a cave. The cave is made out of ripped gray and blue paper.
Can you count how many pieces there are to make the cave in this artwork? It might take a long time to count them, but have a go!
My name is Henry Hexagon!
MEASURE ME
A hexagon has one more side than a pentagon. A hexagon has six sides of equal length.
Take your time and measure all his sides the same way you measured the pentagon. Do this six times until you have made it all the way around the hexagon. Each side, if a perfect hexagon, will be equal in length.
The shape of Henry’s teeth looks a lot like a shape we have learnt about already in this book. What shape do you think that is?
Meet Happy the Hexagon. She likes to play on a trampoline and to travel on the motorway to parks in London.
Many different shapes make up this cut paper picture.
Can you find, name and count them all?
Here are Hexie, Happy and Hetty Hexagon!
They like going out in the evening to dance to jazz music played on the saxophone by Hexie. Add up the sides of all three hexagon friends on this page. How many do you get?
You have now met ALL the shapes! Please turn out the bright light near Hexie before you turn to the next page. It’s time for all the shapes to go to bed!
Thank you for learning about our shapes!
measure me shape artists
Circules Circle
Character and story by Caroline Davison-Hall & Tyler Davison-Hall
Reppy Rectangle
Character and story by Aimee Rice & Gracie-May Rice
Suzie Gina Square
Character and story by Donna Banner & Madison Phillips
Tamara Equilateral Triangle and Isaac Isosceles Triangle
Characters and story by Jazmine Wakefield & Marley & Aaliyah Griffiths
Peter Pentagon
Character and story by Bronwyn Evans Robertson & Aeron Rhys Evans Robertson
The Hexagon family
Characters and story by Shazia Ahmed and Oliver Francis & Amelia-Lillie Francis
