How this product aligns with the EYLF

Supporting play-based learning and inquiry
The Shapes Poster serves as a visual and interactive resource that encourages children to explore and identify geometric shapes in their environment. By integrating everyday objects with abstract concepts, children can engage in inquiry-based learning, fostering curiosity and critical thinking as they make connections between the poster and their surroundings.

Developing early STEM and problem-solving skills
This product supports foundational mathematics by promoting shape recognition and spatial awareness. As children interact with the poster, they can engage in discussions about shapes, compare and contrast different objects, and solve simple problems related to geometry, thereby enhancing their early STEM skills.

Relevant EYLF Outcomes
Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners.
Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators.

Classroom, Play Activity & Provocation Ideas

Classroom & Learning Area Ideas
Display the Shapes Poster in a mathematics corner to encourage children to reference it during shape-related activities and discussions.
Incorporate the poster into a storytelling area, prompting children to identify shapes in the illustrations of their favourite books.

Play-Based Activity Ideas
Organise a shape scavenger hunt where children find objects around the classroom that match the shapes on the poster.
Create a shape collage using cut-out shapes that children can find or create, referencing the poster for guidance.

Provocation Ideas
Invite children to draw their favourite shape from the poster and discuss what real-life objects resemble that shape.
Set up a shape sorting station with various objects, encouraging children to classify them based on the shapes shown on the poster.