This Little Pilgrim is Really Taking Shape: Pilgrim Boy Shape Identification Flannelboard

Get your little pilgrims interested in identifying (naming) their shapes with this Pilgrim Boy Shape Identification Puzzle that is totally Mayflower-worthy!

Subject: Math- Identifying shapes that make up the Pilgrim boy and piecing together a "flannelboard puzzle".

To Do: Create the flannelboard by cutting out the following shapes:

• 1 diamond (shirt) 
• 2 white triangles (collar)
• 2 small circles (ears)
•  1 medium saucer-shaped circle (face) (Hint: Use a saucer to create the template)
• 1 star for (mouth)
• 2 ovals (eyes)
• 1 heart (nose)
• hair
• 1 long rectangle (brim of hat)
• 1 medium square (hat)
• 1 thin rectangle (ribbon on hat)
• 1 small square (buckle of hat)

Laminate the flannelboard pieces. Place hook and loop on the flannelboard pieces. 

To Do: Take a photo of the flannelboard and print out to show the children before they complete this learning activity. For easier completion of flannelboard, leave on the more difficult sections to place on board, such as the diamond shirt and triangles collar, but remember to still have the children identify (name) these shapes. Example: What shape is the pilgrim's shirt? After they have correctly answered this, pass out the rest of shapes to the students in your circletime. Have the children name the shapes and look at the picture you had previously taken of the flannelboard (in order to piece together the pilgrim flannelboard "puzzle".)  Continue until all students have named their shapes and placed them on the flannelboard. 

Who ever said pilgrims were plain? Plain cute is more like it!