Coming soon to YouTube Monday · Learn
Cube, Sphere, Cylinder, Cone: Learn Solids
🏠 A game for home: Find a cube, a sphere, a cylinder and a cone at home.
Path Island
Shapes and space: solids (cube, sphere, cylinder, cone), putting two shapes together to make another, near, far and between, and following a path of arrows.
The idea of this island
Why it matters
It moves from flat shapes to real ones with volume, and from saying where something is to moving by following directions: the basis of orientation and of coding.
The 5-week plan
- 1 Solids: cube, sphere, cylinder and cone Cube, sphere, cylinder and cone: which rolls and which stacks?
- 2 Putting shapes together Two pieces come together: what shape do they make?
- 3 Near, far, next to and between The ball by the house, far from it, or between two trees.
- 4 Following a short path The chick follows arrows on a grid.
- 5 Island review Pipo makes mistakes with everything from the island, then a mix, and the Big game (the check-up).
By the end of the island, your child will be able to…
- Name the four solids and find them at home
- Picture what shape two pieces make
- Follow a path of arrows
Builds on: Clock Island
Prepares for: Market Island
Week 1
Solids: cube, sphere, cylinder and cone
Cube, sphere, cylinder and cone: which rolls and which stacks?
Coming soon to YouTube 
Coming soon to YouTube Tuesday · Play
A Dice Is a Cube! Solids at Home
🏠 A game for home: In the kitchen, which things are cylinders?
Coming soon to YouTube Wednesday · Play more
Does It Roll or Stack? Shape Test
🏠 A game for home: Test which toys roll and which ones you can stack.
Coming soon to YouTube Thursday · Mix
Solids Mix
🏠 A game for home: Build a tower with cubes and cylinders.
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Friday: rewatch the week's favorite
Week 2
Putting shapes together
Two pieces come together: what shape do they make?
Coming soon to YouTube Monday · Learn
Two Triangles Make…? Put Shapes Together
🏠 A game for home: Cut a paper square into two triangles and put them back together.
Coming soon to YouTube Tuesday · Play
Put the Pieces Together! Shape Puzzle Game
🏠 A game for home: Put two square napkins together. What shape do they make?
Coming soon to YouTube Wednesday · Play more
Same Pieces, New Shape! Tricky Puzzles
🏠 A game for home: With two paper triangles, make a square and a big triangle.
Coming soon to YouTube Thursday · Mix
Joining Shapes Mix
🏠 A game for home: Make a picture out of paper shapes.
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Friday: rewatch the week's favorite
Week 3
Near, far, next to and between
The ball by the house, far from it, or between two trees.
Coming soon to YouTube Monday · Learn
Near or Far? Learn with Pipo
🏠 A game for home: Put one toy near you and another far away.
Coming soon to YouTube Tuesday · Play
Between the Trees! Position Game
🏠 A game for home: Sit between two people in your family.
Coming soon to YouTube Wednesday · Play more
Up, In, Near… All the Places!
🏠 A game for home: A grown-up hides a toy and gives you clues: near, far, between.
Coming soon to YouTube Thursday · Mix
Near and Far Mix
🏠 A game for home: What is near your bed? And far?
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Friday: rewatch the week's favorite
Week 4
Following a short path
The chick follows arrows on a grid.
Coming soon to YouTube Monday · Learn
Follow the Arrows! Where Does the Chick Go?
🏠 A game for home: Walk around the house following paper arrows.
Coming soon to YouTube Tuesday · Play
Longer Paths! Arrow Game
🏠 A game for home: A grown-up gives steps: two forward, one to the right. Where do you end up?
Coming soon to YouTube Wednesday · Play more
Down and Back! Tricky Paths
🏠 A game for home: Draw a path on grid paper for your toy.
Coming soon to YouTube Thursday · Mix
Paths Mix
🏠 A game for home: Give a grown-up steps to get to the door.
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Friday: rewatch the week's favorite
Week 5
Island review
Pipo makes mistakes with everything from the island, then a mix, and the Big game (the check-up).
Coming soon to YouTube Monday · Pipo made a mistake!
Is That a Cube? Catch Pipo's Mistake
🏠 A game for home: A grown-up names shapes around the house and sometimes gets it wrong. Can you catch it?
Coming soon to YouTube Tuesday · Spot the mistakes
Pipo Got Lost! Help Him Fix It
🏠 A game for home: Give wrong steps on purpose and let a grown-up correct you.
Coming soon to YouTube Wednesday · Island mix
All the Shapes and Paths: Path Island Review
🏠 A game for home: Draw a map of your room with a path to your favorite toy.
Coming soon to YouTube Thursday · Big game
Shapes and Space Check-Up for Kids
Open the Big game guide
Week 5 ends with the Big game. Use the interactive guide while you watch: it tells you what to review.