• Get the Eazymec plates needed for the lesson (see the heading "Things you need").

• Pick out one of each plate and spread the others around the room with the help of the children.

Eazymec plates: One set for each geometric shape (number depending on the number of groups/children).

Creating an environment that stimulates:

• Play that challenges children's motor skills, communication, collaboration and problem solving, as well as their ability to think in images and symbols.

• Prerequisites for thinking, learning and communicating in different contexts and for different purposes.

• Ability to use mathematics to investigate and describe the world around them and solve everyday problems.

• Children's ability to explore, communicate and reflect.

1. Start by talking about different geometric shapes.

   • What shape is a table?

   • What shape is a TV?

   • What shape can a pillow have?

2. Let the children feel the pieces  and discuss their similarities and differences together.

3. Describe the scenario:

   • Chewy Beaver is on a journey of discovery and comes across various geometric shapes that he wants to take home. Can the children help Chewy find and collect the hidden shapes?

• Show the plates: Hold up one plate at a time and let the children see the shape.

• Search: The children will now look for the placed plates with the same geometric shape.

  • Example: "Chewy has now come across a triangle (Plate 9), can you help him find all the triangles in the room?"

• Repeat the process until all the plates are collected.

Gather the children and talk about the experience:

• Which record was the easiest to find? Why?

• What made some shapes easier to identify than others?