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Characters: A mouse

Setting: It takes place in the classroom

Theme: The reader is learning about shapes

Genre: Education: Learning about shapes.

Summary: This book introduces children to different shapes by using a mouse as the teacher. It goes into how many sides the shape has and has the mouse writing the shape on the chalkboard. It describes 4 shapes in the story.
Audience: Children who are learning about shapes.

Curriculum ties: Ties to early development and learning about different shapes.

Personal response: Sometimes introducing young children to new concepts can be difficult. In this story, it uses a mouse to tell the story while introducing the child to the different shapes. The mouse is very descriptive in describing the shapes and goes into detail of the different characteristics in different shapes. Having the mouse as the teacher can keep the student attentive as well. With the story being so short, it keeps the child interested while not boring them. Overall, this story does a good job and introducing children to new shapes. With combining it with using technology to turning the pages, it helps children learn about new concepts in a technological way.… (mehr)