The Shape Song- an instructional song for young children

[Karebear9899]

Diamond is not a mathematical shape. I was excited that you correctly used rhombus, and then you added diamond in there. :(

[ASERmasur]

Thanks, my 2 year old knows about 6 basic shapes but with this video she can learn the rest and get ahead of the curve before pre-school! Thanks for the video, it's a great time to teach your child new things before the age of 4, before school starts.

[TheDude1458]

Is this for 2 year olds

[Grancie48]

@TheDude1458 probably about 3-5 year-olds.....

[giochiee28]

like if youre watching this in 2011

[Grancie48]

@YellowRecords747 Wow! I'm impressed. Thanks for sharing.

[ProgressivePiano]

Shape me.

[charchar567]

go shapes

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaah00]

A square is a rectangle

[Grancie48]

@Aaaaaaaaaaaaah00  correct

[porcupinecool]

Hey, what about parallelogram.

[Grancie48]

@porcupinecool

Sorry, I couldn't fit it into the song. :)))

[mslaurae1980]

@porcupinecool parallelogram is a category of shapes. A rectangle a rhombas and square

are both parallelograms

[tadzki06]

can i have an embed for this video? please...

[Grancie48]

@tadzki06 done...enjoy

[mrmalwant]

for kindergartens only!!!!!!

[ashams22]

brilliant

[Shanoon8backup]

lol this sounds depressing o-o

but awesome xD

[Accumulator1]

Appears very simple and basic without any fancy clutter. I think my toddler will learn from this well.

[jlcst1]

Hi. I'd like to use this video in an online Kindergarten class I'm developing. May I? If so, how do I get the embed code?

[IaMaSerVanT03]

this is absolutely a useful video for TEYL (teaching english to young learners)... thnx for uploading it! ^_^

[KS2Maths]

Interesting video, I am a primary teacher and have made some Key Stage 2 maths tutorials. Check them out by browsing my channel.

[gokimykim20]

stupid

[vlkeen]

In mathematics, we do not use the terms oval or diamond - we use ellipse and kite. It's important for children to learn these terms, and best for them to learn these terms first and then add others to describe them.

[Accumulator1]

@vlkeen Funny! I believe this song is to teach a child the basics from ground up, not technical terminology from college. In America we like baseball. Never heard of the base line refered to as a 'kite'. Never heard of the President in the ellipse office.

[maynardgirl21]

I think I listened to this song in kindergarten.. it just feels like it for some reason

[Grancie48]

@maynardgirl21 If you went to school in Lowell, you just might have.

[flnyla]

i hate it

[dinaluz65]

thank you, i had to take care of my nephew today, and do math homework with him:-( he loved this video

[Grancie48]

You're welcome. I'm glad he liked it.

[letmejoin22]

You should sing how to count first

[lrebsaxet]

._. that was....... AMAZING! XD

[PeppyGaru123]

xDDD our maths teacher made us watch this 2dai, it waz hilarious.

[Looopyi]

My two year old twin girls are entranced by this! Thank you for posting.

[Looopyi]

My two year old twin girls are entranced by this! Thanks for posting.

[jayzenstyle]

18 shapes

[Grancie48]

I agree that we should be accurate in the info we present even the youngest of children. That is why I use the correct order of rainbow colors in my Colors song.

While I know that stars in the sky are spherical, the five-point stars that are on the US flag are most definitely called stars. Also, the suits on a deck of playing cards are definitely called diamonds, not kites. Similarly, valentines and playing cards have hearts on them. What else would you call these shapes?

[suesysgoddess]

err here is your math lesson for the day. A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with exactly 2 parallel sides. It doesn't have to have any angles congruent. Also, a square IS a rectangle, I hate when they differentiate between them in elementary as though they are exclusive.

[Grancie48]

While all squares ARE rectangles, all rectangles ARE NOT squares. That's the reason for the differentiation, in the same way that squares and rectangles are quadrilaterals, but not all quadrilaterals are rectangles and squares. You absolutely need to differentiate.

[wildwww]

Trapezoid = Trapezium? ._.

[Grancie48]

I just did a quick search from which I understand that trapezium is British for the American trapezoid. In American English, however, a trapezoid is a quatrilateral with 2 parallel sides and a trapezium is a quadrilateral with NO parallel sides. Does anyone else have some information on this question?

[wildwww]

If what you said is true... then its the same... my teacher told me that a trapezium has either 2 parallel lines , 1 or 2 right angles , no parallel sides and right angles or both... its possible

[mebeTaylor01]

forever

[bojxit52]

since when are crescent and heart called shapes???

[WWEMELISSA]

My three year old has knows these shapes since he was a year old

[Grancie48]

Wonderful. I remember a friend's daughter calling the trapezoid a "trapethoid" when she was very young.

[Jennennett]

septomas was saying that the Lady's voice was terrible

[0047124]

exactly right. And a trapezoid is close to a parallellogram but has 2 sets of equivalent angles. A square and rectangle can be a rhombus but not all rhombi are rectangles or squares. Is it Rhombuses or Rhombi?

[Jennennett]

it is not

[TuggersLilPrincess]

This song is catchy! I Like It , we didnt have song like this when i was at little school...=(

[Grancie48]

Thanks.

[Jennennett]

it is not

[septomas]

this lady voice is terrible ...

[RandomGal555556]

1993 ... back then things were verry creepy.

someone plz explain what is the diff between a diamond, rhombus and paralellogram.

[Grancie48]

A parallelogram is any four sided shape where the opposite sides are parallel. Squares, rectangles, and rhombuses are all parallelograms. A rhombus is a parallelogram where all the sides are the same length, but, unlike a square, the angles are NOT 90 degrees. A diamond is really just a rhombus. I hope this helps.

[TheHandsomePrince]

Actually, a diamond is NOT a rhombus, because ... a diamond is NOT (usually) a parallelogram. A diamond has two pairs of lines with each pair of the same length, which may or may not all be the same length, and the opposite angles, which are NOT right angles, are the same, typically a pair of acute and a pair of obtuse angles.

[Grancie48]

From Wikipedia: A lozenge (◊), colloquially known as a diamond, is a form of rhombus. The definition of lozenge is not strictly fixed, and it is sometimes used simply as a synonym (from the French losange) for rhombus. Most often, though, lozenge refers to a thin rhombus — a rhombus with acute angles of 45°.

[Gwynsek]

This is super! Your material is most useful to EFL teachers like me,too.Thank you so much,again!

[Grancie48]

Thanks. I think parents and teachers of young children and second language learners are the ones who have been most supportive of my material. The teens and tweens seem to be the most critical.

[Misskitaa]

my lil sis loved watching this :)

[Jennennett]

it is not

[Jennennett]

it is not

[Bella15959]

That's the scariest thing I've ever seen!!! You let your kids watch this!?!? =0

[farahsmomma]

my 2 year old found this amusing....so I give it 5 stars! She loves her shapes!

[pokergirl1995]

ok one day i was a vbal practice and someone started singing this and we got in trouble because the coaches son wates this and she gets it stuck in her head and it drives he nuts lol i can see y but its cool tho to lol

[Grancie48]

What a funny story. I know how annoying it can be to have a song get stuck in your head. It happens to me all the time.

[melromeva08]

Love it my son sing with the song all the time.

[ladyxeona]

good stuff

[Remnant83]

thanks ..

[ParkerDurham1]

ok so im 13...... and i counted 15 am i right?

[Grancie48]

Absolutely correct!!!

[WWII]

if i was condagon then i woulndt care..

[curlyqt1986]

thanks my nephew is 3 and is enjoying this

[goldspiderproduction]

While this is very cute, it contains a major inaccuracy. These are cubes, spheres, and rectangular solids, not squares, circles, and rectangles. Children must be taught the difference between 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes. In kindergarten these 3-dimensional shapes are called "box" and "ball" shapes. huh you hipocryte "While this is very cute, it contains a major inaccuracy." think about what YOU call the damn shapes before posting a stupid critisim comment (LOSDLAMSANFASN FSNAOJFNSOA)

[Grancie48]

I really don't understand your comment. If the names for the shapes in this video are inaccurate, I'd love to know about it. There is a difference between a correction and a criticism.

[phficama]

lolp ur the funneyest guy

[edcrazy20]

cool but it didnt help me with my geometry! aaaaaaa

[Grancie48]

LOL!

[edcrazy20]

cool but it didnt help me with my geometry! aaaaaaa!

[Jennennett]

the first half of this song is for preschoolers circle triangle, rectangle, square the second half is for primary grade students: oval diamond heart crescent, rhombus, trapezoid, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, and octagon.

[Jennennett]

the first half of this song is for preschoolers circle triangle, rectangle, square the second half is for primary grade students: oval diamond heart crescent, rhombus, trapezoid, pentagon, hexagon,  heptagon, and octagon.

[CircleVersusSquare]

"No other shapes in the world can compare."

WOW

That is quite a claim!

[banjojackson2]

Its science. haha

[funwithmath]

Great stuff - I like the fun graphic look!

[manojdebusa]

My baby likes it the most.

[Grancie48]

I'm glad to hear it. Thank you.

[onlyyesterdaynow]

Next song: Rhombus trapezoid and pentagon the list of shapes I know goes on and on. Oval heart crescent star hexagon, diamond, heptagon and octagon. Now count the shapes you can find in this song.

[onlyyesterdaynow]

Script: Circle, triangle, rectangle square. These are the shapes that I see everywhere. Circle, triangle rectangle square, no other shapes in the world can compare.

[Grancie48]

Thanks for rating AND for subscribing. I hope to make more videos now that the holidays are over.

[Scanwin]

Very nice upload..5 stars

[onlyyesterdaynow]

14 shapes in this song. I love this song.

[Grancie48]

Thank you.

[Blackberryluv954]

Great kid song. :)They'd really learn a lot.

[Kaitie1543]

My four year old brother loves this song !

[Grancie48]

Thanks for sharing. I love it when children enjoy learning through music.

[onlyyesterdaynow]

Oops forgot this last bit. To CIRCLE TRIANGLE RECTANGLE SQUARE.