
The Middle Sound in Plus is Short “u”!
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Learn about shapes in buildings and what the equal sign means, read SPRING IS HERE.
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The Middle Sound in Plus is Short “u”!
2/16/2021 | 55m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Learn about shapes in buildings, middle sounds, double consonants, and what the equal sign means; read SPRING IS HERE. LET’S LEARN helps children ages 3-8 with at-home learning. One-hour programs feature instruction by educators and virtual field trips.
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[bouncy music] - Hi friends, my name is Carlton and I am so, so, so excited to read to all of you today.
Are you ready?
Let's begin.
Now, before we get started, I have a question.
Do you know how many seasons there are in a year?
Let's name them.
Winter, when it's really, really, really cold.
The fall, summer, when it's really, really, really hot and spring.
Spring is one of my favorite seasons of all.
And today we are gonna be reading a book by Taro Gomi and it's called "Spring is Here."
Are you ready?
Let's get started.
"Spring is Here."
Do you know what kind of animal this is?
It's a cow.
But the cow doesn't have its spots.
That's because it's a baby cow, and a baby cow is called a calf.
The snow melts.
I think the cow is getting older now because it's starting to grow his spots.
The earth is fresh.
And now the cow is getting even more spots.
The grass sprouts.
Take a look, friends.
Do you see those tiny, tiny little green leafs?
What's gonna happen?
In a few days, they're going to turn into flowers.
The flowers bloom.
And take a look, there are flowers everywhere.
Wow!
Before, they were little tiny leaves.
Now they're turning into flowers.
Friends, do you have a favorite flower?
Well, my favorite flower is the sunflower because it's big, it's yellow and it's so beautiful.
Spring is my favorite, favorite season.
The grass grows.
So not only flowers grow, but grass grows as well.
And take a look, he's relaxing in the grass.
He looks so, so comfortable.
The winds blow.
And it's so windy, her hat is falling off.
It can get really, really windy in the springtime.
The storms rage.
Do you see how hard it's raining?
It's raining so, so hard but the good thing is, when it rains, it's good for the environment.
And it's also good for the flowers, it's good for the trees, it's good for the grass.
It's even good for the dirt on the ground.
So that's why sometimes we need the rain.
And take a look, I think he's sleeping.
He's sleeping in rain.
The quiet harvest arrives.
Quiet.
The snow falls.
Wait a minute.
First, it was windy then it was raining.
Now there's snow.
There's so many things that can happen in the springtime.
I personally love the snow.
The children play.
Wow!
Now it's really snowing.
Take a look.
I think they're having a lot of fun in the snow.
In the snow, you can build snow angels, you can go sleigh riding.
There's so many fun things to do in the snow.
That's why spring is my favorite time of the year.
Okay friends, as you see there are so many different things that can happen in the spring season.
Let's go over some of the things that we read so far.
It rained, there were lots of wind.
What else happened?
Yes, the grass grew, flowers were sprouting from the ground, it's snowed.
It's snowed in springtime.
I can't wait to see what else is gonna happen in the springtime.
There's only one way to find out.
We have to keep reading.
Let's go.
The world is hushed.
So now after all of the snow, I think it stopped and now the whole ground is white.
There's snow everywhere.
And this little guy is still having a lot of fun.
The world is white.
There's just snow everywhere.
Snow on the ground, snow everywhere.
The snow melts.
The snow is melting and we're gonna go back to the other things that happened.
Maybe it can rain again.
Maybe there'll be more wind.
There's so many things that can happen in the springtime.
The calf has grown.
It looks like the calf has grown throughout the spring season.
"Spring is Here."
Okay friends, I really hope you enjoyed this book, "Spring is Here."
I know I did.
And now, we are going to do an activity.
Alright, so I'm going to be pulling out a few things and you are gonna be telling me, can I wear these things in the springtime?
Can I wear this specific clothing in the springtime?
Now don't forget, in the springtime, it can snow.
There can be a snow storm.
It can be really, really windy.
So many different things can happen in the springtime.
So I'm going to pull up a piece of a piece of clothing and you will tell me if I can wear it or if I can't wear it.
Alright, here we go.
I have on this sweater.
Can I wear this sweater in the springtime?
Yes.
Of course I can wear a sweater in the springtime.
Don't forget, it gets really, really windy.
And when it's windy, it's cold.
So you need a sweater.
Can I wear this hat in the springtime?
Yes, I can wear a hat in the springtime.
It rains and it snows in the springtime.
So you would have to wear something to cover your head.
Good job!
You guys are good.
Okay, how about this?
I'm going to put on my coat.
And my coat has a hood in the back of it.
Can I wear a coat with a hood on it in the springtime?
Yes.
Tell me why I can wear a coat in the springtime.
That is so correct.
Because it can rain, it can snow, it can be really windy, it can be just cold.
There's so many different things that happen in the springtime.
Good job!
Wait a minute, can I take this off and just wear my t-shirt?
That is correct.
Once again, I can even wear a t-shirt because sometimes it's sunny in the springtime, and it's hot and the flowers are blooming.
So there are so many different things that you can wear in the springtime.
Now, before we go, one more thing.
Can you go into your room and find a few things that you would wear in the springtime?
Friends, you have been so amazing.
This read aloud was the best time.
I get so excited when I can read to all of you.
I really hope that you enjoyed this book, "Spring is Here."
And don't forget, there are so many you can do in the springtime.
It's my favorite season and I hope it's yours too.
See you next time.
- Hi movers and shakers, this is Violet.
And it's time to get a little bit silly.
Are you ready for a song?
For this one, you're just gonna need to put your fingers up.
So let's wiggle our fingers, wiggle and bodies and get ready.
♪ There were five in the bed ♪ ♪ And the little one said roll over roll over ♪ ♪ So they all rolled over ♪ ♪ And one fell out ♪ ♪ There were four in the bed ♪ ♪ And the little one said roll over roll over ♪ ♪ So they all rolled over and one fell out ♪ ♪ There were three in the bed ♪ ♪ And the little one said rollover rollover ♪ ♪ So they all rolled over ♪ ♪ And one fell out ♪ How many are left?
One, two.
♪ There were two in the bed ♪ ♪ And the little one said roll over roll over ♪ ♪ So they all rolled over ♪ ♪ And one fell out ♪ How many are left?
♪ There is one in the bed ♪ ♪ And the little one said ♪ ♪ Oh holiday is for me ♪ Have a good day.
[bouncy music] - Hello friends, I'm Dr. Rivers.
I am a universal literacy coach with the New York city Department of Education.
And today we're going to have some fun with phonological awareness.
You're going to need your eyes to watch me, your ears to listen carefully, your mouth to say and repeat and your hands to do some of the work.
Let's begin with the rhyming words.
I'm going to say two words.
And if they rhyme or they sound the same at the end, I want you to put your hands way in the air and wave.
If they don't, I want you to keep your hands all the way down.
I'll do the first one.
Leg, peg.
I hear eg at the end of leg and I hear eg at the end of peg.
They sound the same.
They rhyme.
So have a little wave.
[children cheering] Now it's your turn to try.
Say, tote, duct.
What sound do you hear at the end of tote?
Ot.
What sound do you hear at the end of duct?
Act.
Do they rhyme?
No.
Where do our hands go?
They stay down.
Let's try another one.
Say beat, get.
Do they sound the same at the end?
Say glate, date.
[children cheering] Good job!
Say gym, heal.
Hut, cut.
[children cheering] Find, kind.
[children cheering] Joke, poke.
[children cheering] Good job!
Now let's look at these pictures.
We're going to say the words that the pictures represent and you're going to throw your hands up and wave if they rhyme.
Ready?
Wolf, wood.
[buzz] That, hat.
[children cheering] Tray, hay.
[children cheering] Map, cap.
[children cheering] Comb, cow.
[buzz] Good job!
Now I want you to listen for the vowel sound in the middle.
I'm going to say two words.
You're going to repeat the sound that the vowel makes in the middle and then you're going to say whether it's short or long.
I'll do the first one.
Leg, peg.
E, short e. Your turn.
Late, date.
A, long a. Hut, cut Ah, short u.
Find, kind.
I, long i.
Joke, poke.
O, long o.
Now, let's look at some pictures and we're going to say the words and you're going to repeat the vowel sound.
And then you're going to tell me whether it's long or short.
Ready?
Map, cap.
Ah, short a.
Bat, hat.
Ah, short a. Hay, tray.
Eih, long a.
Good job identifying the vowel sound in the middle of my words.
Now, let's do some work with short vowel sounds.
I'm going to say two words.
You're going to repeat the word that has the short vowel sound.
I'll do the first one.
Cuff, cube.
Cuff, the vowel sound in cuff is ah, short u.
Your turn.
The words are add, eight.
Add, the vowel sound in add is ah, short a.
Tell, teeth.
Tell, the vowel sound in tell, is eh, short e. Pile, pill.
Pill, the vowel sound in pill is ih, short i.
Stuff, suit.
Stuff, the vowel sound in stuff is ah, short u.
Meet, mess.
Mess, the vowel sound in mess is eh, short e. Great job identifying the short vowel sound.
Now we're going to do some work with double final consonants.
There is some consonants in the alphabet that have a double job.
When they come after a short vowel sound, we have to write them two times.
Those letters are f, l, s, z and sometimes d and g. We'll learn the rule about that another time.
When we tap words that have a double final consonant, we only tap it one time because we say it one time.
Say the word, fill.
Let's tap the word fill.
When we tap, we make one tap for each sound that we hear in the word.
Say it again.
Say fill.
Let's tap it.
Fil.
Let's write it down.
Now, because l is one of my double consonant letters and it follows a short vowel sound, I'm going to put another l. Sometimes we call that the bonus letter and we mark it with a star to remind us that it's a bonus following the short vowel sound.
Please abbreviate to mark the short vowel sound.
Try this word.
Say mess.
Let's tap the word mess.
Mes.
Let's write the word.
You write it in the air, I'll write it on the board.
The letter represents m represents is m. Eh, the letter that represents eh is e. S, s is one of my double consonants.
It's following a short vowel sound.
So I'm going to put another one, or a bonus.
Let's try another one.
Say buzz.
The bees made a buzz.
Let's tap it.
B, ah, z Let's write it down.
B for b, u, z.
And because it's following a short vowel sound, it's one of my double consonants.
I'm going to make another one.
Let's try one more, stuff.
As in, what is that stuff on your bed?
Let's tap stuff.
S, t, ah, f. Let's write it on the board, and you write it in the air.
Stuf.
F is one of my double consonants.
It's following the short u sound, ah.
So I'm going to write another one.
It's my bonus.
Let's read our words.
Fill, mess, buzz, stuff.
Great job with double final consonants.
Now let's read some words together.
Take a look at line one.
Let's begin.
Dull, odd, well, add, off.
What do the words in line one have in common or how are they the same?
They all end with a double final consonant.
How are they different?
They have different vowel sounds and different beginning sounds.
Good job!
Let's look at line two.
Let's read it together.
Tell, pass, will, miss, yell.
Great job!
Let's read line three.
Quiz, yes, pen, cup, wet.
What do you notice about the words in line three?
Yes, they all end with a single consonant.
Let's look at line four.
Let's read it together.
Dell, mutt, quill, smell, drill.
What do you notice about the words in line four?
Smell and dell rhyme.
Yes.
Quill and drill rhyme.
Let's read the sentence in line five.
Miss Lin will tug the bell.
Good job!
Let's read the final sentence.
Jeff fills the bus with gas.
Great job blending and reading words.
We did a lot of work together today.
We made rhymes, we identified short vowel sounds and long vowel sounds.
We identified words that had the short vowel sound in them.
We worked with double final consonants and then we read words and sentences together.
Kiss your brain.
Awesome!
Go ahead and share what you learned today with someone that you love, and come back again tomorrow.
There's so much more to learn.
Have a great day!
See you soon.
[bouncy music] - I make it a priority to read with my little one.
Want to know why?
- What do you want to read?
[speaking in foreign language] - [Announcer] Reading to children is an important part of their development.
[bouncy music] The more kids are read to, the better they're able to read.
- I still got to.
- [Announcer] Read to your youngsters and expose them to as many words as you can.
- And the doctor said, - No more monkey jumping on the bed.
- Good job!
- [Announcer] Read in whichever language you're most comfortable reading in.
[speaking in foreign language] You don't have to speak in English.
Encourage your kids to read in any language.
- Would - Would - You - You - Eat.
- Eat.
- [Announcer] After all, children who are read to when they're young are more likely to do well in school.
- Great job Isabella.
- Great job Isabella.
Wow!
Wow!
[bouncy music] - Hi and welcome to, - [Maya And Eva] Math time.
- I'm Maya, - and I'm Eva.
- And today we're going to be learning about the equal sign.
- [Rachel] This is an equal sign, but what does the equal sign mean?
- I think what the equal sign means, is a sign that goes like this that indicates that the total is coming when you're adding or subtracting.
- [Rachel] That really is one way, a very common way that people think of the equal sign, that we mean answer goes here on the other side of an equal sign.
- Well, I think that equal sign means that something is equal to, such as 79 is equal to 79.
- [Rachel] That's different than what Maya said.
There is no answer in this equality.
79 is just equal to 79.
- Did you notice that the lines are parallel?
- And they're also the same length?
- [Rachel] They're exactly the same length, right?
- Yeah.
- Yep.
- [Rachel] What about these lines?
Are these lines an equal sign?
What about these lines?
Is this an equal sign?
- No way.
- No.
- Well mum, I don't think those lines are equal.
Those lines are all curved and the equal sign is meant to be straight, not curves.
So we have to fix that into making it equal.
- [Rachel] In a moment, we're gonna work on some problems.
Please grab something to write with and a piece of paper.
Here's a problem.
It says, 10 + 2 = 12 Do you think that this number sentence is true?
It is true, 10 and two more makes 12.
So we can see that the equal sign shows 10 plus two equals 12.
What about 12 = 10 + 2 Is that true as well?
- [Maya] I noticed that they put the 12 on the left side of the equal sign, not the right.
- [Rachel] That's interesting.
But I think that equation is true, that 12 does equal 10 plus two.
Maybe we're used to seeing the answer go on the right side of the equation, but that's not what the equal sign means.
It means that one side of an equation or an equality, is the same, and has the same value, it's equal to the other side.
Here's one more problem for you.
10 + 2 = 10 + 1 + 1 Do you think that this is true?
Go ahead and write down your thinking on your paper.
So, so far we've seen that the equal sign might mean something different than you thought of before.
It doesn't always mean answer goes here.
We could put a sum or a difference on the right or the left side of the equal sign.
Here's another problem for you.
What number do you think you could put into that blank to make this equation true?
Did you say that 10 = 1 + 9?
Turn and tell somebody nearby, why does putting a one there, make this equation true?
This is a math balance and it's one of my favorite tools for exploring the meaning of the equal sign.
Do you see that equal sign right there in the center?
That means whatever I put on the right side or the left side, needs to be balanced or the same as the other side.
They need to be equal.
Right now they're showing zero.
So zero is equal to zero.
Now I'm gonna put a weight on eight.
Oop!
And there it goes.
Do you see how it tipped over?
Let's see if we put three and five.
What happened to the balance?
And why did it happen?
Turn and tell somebody near you?
It went back to being balanced because the value on one side, three and five, when you put those together, you get eight.
And that's the value of the other side.
Let's try it again.
This time, let's start with 10.
Whoa!
It went all the way over.
I bet you know your combinations of 10.
Seven, its a little bit more balanced.
What other number do we need to make this be back to balanced.
Seven and something make 10.
Did you say three?
That seven and three, make 10?
What happened to the balance?
And more importantly, why did it happen?
Here we have an almost balanced balance.
On one side, we have nine and three and on the other side, we have seven.
Where do we need to put a weight to make this balance balanced, to make both sides equal?
Go ahead and write that down.
Nine plus three is equal to something plus seven.
Did you say five?
That 9 + 3 = 5+ 7?
What do you think?
So far, we've only explored the meaning of the equal sign with addition equations.
Let's try with subtraction.
Here's an equation for you.
What number do you need to make this equation true?
Is this equation a little hard for you to understand?
What if it were written like this, 18 minus something equals 10?
Does that look a little bit more familiar to you?
We could write this as 18 minus something equals 10 or 10 is equal to 18 minus something.
Both are true.
What number will make both of these equations true?
Did you say that the difference is eight.
That 18 minus eight equals 10, or 10 is equal to 18 minus eight?
What makes these equations both true?
How are they related to each other?
Turn and tell somebody nearby.
Before we go, I'm gonna show two sets of problems.
And your job is to say whether the equations are true or false, and how you know.
So I'm gonna put those up, play some music.
I'm gonna put them up for about one minute each and get through as many as you can.
Decide are they true?
Are they not true?
[bouncy music] - Thank you for learning with us today.
My happiness is equal to that of a dog with a peanut butter as their toy.
- Hi friends, thank you for learning about that equal sign with us.
I hope to see you next time.
Stay safe, healthy and happy.
[bouncy music] [speaking in foreign language] - What do you want to read?
[speaking in foreign language] - I've still got to.
[speaking in foreign language] - And the doctor said?
- No more monkeys jumping on the bed.
- Good job!
- [speaking in foreign language] - Would - Would - You - You [speaking in foreign language] - Great job Isabella!
- Great job Isabella!
- Wow!
- Wow!
[bouncy music] - Hi, I'm Andrew.
And I'm going to be showing you an activity that you can do at home.
So today we're going to be learning about shapes.
What is a shape?
Is that a word that you've heard before?
We're going to look at a bunch of examples of shapes and you're going to get to look for some shapes that are in your home, around you.
And we're also going to look for shapes in another important term, in the built environment.
The built environment just means everything that's around us that is made and used by people.
Can you think of an example of something that's in a built environment, something that's made by people?
The built environment could include the buildings that we live in or bridges or roads or other structures.
And all of these things around us are made out of different shapes.
Now, our shape is flat.
It's flat on a piece of paper and it's so we could say that it's 2D.
It's two dimensional.
So this shape that is made of one long curve line that's flat on the paper, this one is a circle.
What about a flat 2D shape that's made of three straight lines?
This one would be a triangle.
When you have a shape that's made of one, two, three four straight lines, this one would be a square because all of these lines are the same length.
So when you have all four sides are the same, that's a square.
But what about if you have four sides but two of them are short and two of them are long?
Then you have a rectangle.
There's another important difference between shapes that have these really regular, straight lines like the ones we were talking about before, like a nice triangle or a square or rectangle and then there's other types of shapes that maybe they don't follow straight, even lines.
They can be curved or they can look different on one side from another.
So these shapes that look like this would be called organic shapes.
Organic shapes are made of more curved lines and they don't always look the same on one side and another.
Organic means having to do with life.
So these types of shapes are usually found in living things but they're also found in the built environment.
And then when you have a shape that is flat and it does look the same on both sides, or is very even, those would be examples of a geometric shape.
So like these examples here.
Like the triangle and the square, and the other ones that we've talked about, these would be geometric shapes, not organic shapes.
So for our first activity, you are going to look for some shapes into your home.
You're going to look around you and do a scavenger hunt to try to find some examples of these things.
What shapes do you see right in front of you?
What about the shape of the screen that you're using to watch this video or the shape of your favorite toy?
When I say start, I'll give you 15 seconds to find as many shapes as you can, okay?
Start!
Now look around you for shapes and I will let you know when the 15 seconds is done.
You have about five more seconds.
Okay, let's go back to the video.
I'll show you three examples of different ones that I found.
If you look around here, around the edges of this pillow, you have four sides and they're all equal.
They're all the same length.
So this is an example of a square.
Then another one that I found was this.
What was the shape called that looks like this, that's one curve line that goes all the way round?
This one is a circle.
And I also found this book.
What would be the shape of this?
Now this has one, two, three, four sides just like the square but it's got two short sides and two long sides.
So this one is a rectangle.
What kind of shapes or forms were you able to find?
For our next activity, let's look closer at the built environment.
You can look at your own community or neighborhood at your own place around where you live to see some examples of different shapes in the structures that are made by people.
This is what I see when I look out one of the windows in my house.
So I see part of a building.
So of course, I'm looking at the built environment.
What kind of shapes do you notice in this picture?
Are they geometric shapes, meaning that they're made of straight even lines?
Or are they organic shapes, meaning that they're curved?
Here are some of the shapes that I noticed when I was looking out my window.
I saw some rectangles, I saw some curved shapes.
I also saw a circle.
And now for our next activity, you're going to do the same thing.
You're going to look outside a window and see what kind of shapes you can find.
Now, you will have a few seconds to look for shapes when you look out a window in your home.
If you don't have a window to look out of, you could also look through a door into another room or just look around in a place that you haven't looked for shapes before in your home.
What kind of shapes do you see?
If you're looking at the built environment, you will probably be seeing geometric shapes.
But if you see any part of the living environment, if you see a living thing outside like a tree or even a person or an animal, that would be a good example of some organic shapes.
Okay, now let's go back to the video for our last activity.
Were you able to find any shapes when you looked at the built environment outside?
Did you see geometric shapes made of straight even lines and angles or did you see some curved irregular looking organic shapes?
For our final activity, you are going to make a picture of a built environment, of a community or a neighborhood using shapes.
Now, for this activity, all you really need is two different pieces of paper.
You need one piece of paper to be the background and then you need another piece of paper to make the shapes, which you'll be putting on top of the first piece of paper.
I am using paper in different colors so that you can see it more clearly.
But it doesn't have to be different colors.
You could use the same color if that's what you have.
And these shapes that I have here, I have already cut them out using scissors, which you do not have to do.
If you want to use geometric shapes that are very even and made of straight lines, then you can have an adult help you use scissors to cut them.
Or I can also, so I'm going to show you how you can make those types of shapes, just using the paper without any scissors.
So all you really need is two pieces of paper.
Use paper shapes to make a 2D flat picture of a building.
It can be whatever type of building you want.
I have here some shapes that I've already made.
These are the geometric shapes, like this square that I've already cut out with scissors.
And I also have over here, these are some organic shapes.
So as you can see, they are not straight even lines like the geometric shapes.
So now I'm going to show you first, how you can make more of these geometric shapes without using scissors.
To make geometric shapes, you will need a piece of paper and then you can use a heavy object like this heavy book.
And let's say we wanted to make a shape with four sides, too short and too long.
Remember which shape that was?
That's a rectangle.
So let's make a rectangle.
I'm just going to fold the paper here to the size that I want my rectangle.
And then I'm going to fold it in the same place on the other side.
Now I have this line.
And I'm going to put this heavy book on top and press it down so that I can tear the paper along the line.
And here is my rectangle.
So you can use that method to create geometric shapes for your picture without using scissors.
Now we're going to start making our building.
So for the building, let's first start by putting out these shapes and looking at them.
Do they remind you of anything?
Is there any shape that looks like it could be part of a building?
Now I see I have some triangles and I know that the roof of a building is often a triangle shape.
So I'm going to make that my roof.
And while you're doing this, you can also start thinking about what kind of building are you going to make?
I've decided I'm going to make a house.
So mine will be a place for people to live, but maybe there's something else that you might want to build for people in a community.
So I'm using these two rectangles to make the shape of a house.
And then let's fill in the inside of it with some other shapes.
I have a circle, I have another rectangle.
This one is a square.
But we have some little shapes that we can use as windows and doors, but we have to make sure that they're a size that makes sense with the size of the building.
So if this building is this tall, I'm going to use this little rectangle to be the door.
And then we want to use some little small squares as some of the windows.
I also wanna add some other features to my picture and I'm going to use those organic shapes for that.
So now I'm going to show you how you can make some organic shapes, which you can also use in your picture.
Organic shapes, all we're going to do is simply tear the paper.
And you can do it in a very irregular way and not think about the shape that you're creating.
But you could also do it very carefully to make exactly a certain shape that you want it to be.
And remember that organic shapes are often found in living things, just like geometric shapes are often found in the built environment.
So I'm going to use my organic shapes to create a tree, a living thing for part of our picture, part of our community.
So this is an organic shape that I made and I tore it along the edges so that it would look like the trunk of a tree.
And I'm going to put it right here, and then I have all these other little ones and I'm gonna use these to make the leaves of my tree.
So here is my picture using organic shapes and geometric shapes.
Now I could leave it just like this and I could even move things around.
If I wanted to change some of it, let's say I could move this one and put it in a different position somewhere.
I could also take a glue stick or some tape, and I can glue down all of my shapes to make the picture stay in place.
So here is my final picture.
As you can see, I used the geometric shapes including some of the ones that we talked about like the squares and rectangles and triangles and circles to make a building, which I decided was a house.
And I also use some organic shapes, some shapes that are not made out of straight even lines to make a tree next to this house.
You can also add to it by creating a whole community, by adding more buildings and adding other things that your community might need to have.
A house, a place for people to live would just be one example of that.
But maybe there's other things that you can add or maybe you can find other ways to use the different shapes, organic and geometric.
We hope you have fun making the collage picture and we hope you've enjoyed learning about shapes.
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