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Circle, Sphere!
Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes
by Stuart J. Murphy
Take an adventure through the galaxy with Sam and his dog, Comet, as they face a meter shower, a cloud of poison gas, an alien ship, and a galactic beast. How will they make use of the space shapes?
Resources Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes:
Full Book Review (English)
Full Book Review (Spanish)
Brief Book Review (English)
Brief Book Review (Spanish)
*Spanish versions coming soon!
Activities Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes:
Popsicle Shapes (English)
*Spanish versions coming soon!
Will Sam and Comet defeat the galactic beast?
Math Connections: shapes
Activities To Do Together:
- Talk about 2-D and 3-D shapes with your child.
- Ask your child to identify shapes in different rooms around the house and/or outside. What shapes did they see? What shape did they see most often? What shape did they see least often?
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Before reading the book, identify the different shapes throughout the book. Can your child spot these shapes around them?
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Gather objects and sort them based on their shape and other characteristics (size, color, use…).
Questions for Mathematical Thinking:
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What makes a shape unique? How can you tell one shape apart from another?
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Where do you see shapes in your everyday routine? What shapes do you see?
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What can you make out of shapes? Can you make other shapes? Can you make other objects? What would you make? How would you do it? Try it!
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If you were faced with a challenge like a galactic beast, how would you use shapes to save yourself?
Vocabulary for Building Math Concepts:
4, all, cube, cylinder, first, odd, only, pyramid, rectangular prism, shapes, sphere, square
Please check out the Book Guide for Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes for more!
Online External Resources for Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes:
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