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Hoppers Movie Review & Learning Activities

We recently saw an early release of the Disney & Pixar'd movie, Hoppers. Some kids’ movies are made to distract. Others quietly invite children to think more deeply about the world around them. Hoppers lands firmly in the second category. At first glance, it looks like a fast-paced animated adventure. But beneath the humor and movement is a story that challenges kids to consider perspective, responsibility, and what it really means to interact with nature rather than simply observe it. Animation Review: Visual Storytelling That Serves the Message The animation in Hoppers does far more than entertain. Because the story centers on a human consciousness transferred into a robotic animal body, the film relies heavily on movement, sensory cues, and point-of-view shifts to communicate meaning. The camera drops low to the ground. Sounds feel sharper. Reactions are instinctual rather than verbal. Animals move like animals, not humans in costumes. For children, this makes the...

24 Books To Learn Shapes!

In this blog you will find 24 books that use engaging stories, colorful illustrations, and interactive elements to help children learn about shapes in a fun and memorable way.



1. "Learning With Llama Llama: Shapes" by Anna Dowdney

2. "Color Zoo" by Lois Ehlert

3. "Round is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes" by Roseanne Greenfield Thong

4. "Perfect Square" by Michael Hall

5. "Shape by Shape" by Suse MacDonald

6. "City Shapes" by Diana Murray

7. "The Shape of Things" by Dayle Ann Dodds

8. "Circle, Square, Moose" by Kelly Bingham

9. "Shape Shift" by Joyce Hesselberth

10. "Circus Shapes" by Stuart J. Murphy

            


11. "Triangle" by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

12. "Shapeshifters: A Lift-the-Flap Book" by Lucie Felix

13. "Shapes, Reshape!" by Silvia Borando

14. "A Circle Here, A Square There: My Shapes Book" by David Diehl

15. "Shapes, Shapes, Shapes" by Tana Hoban

16. "The Shape Song Swingalong" by SteveSongs

17. "My Very First Book of Shapes" by Eric Carle

18. "Shaping Up Summer" by Lizann Flatt

19. "The Greedy Triangle" by Marilyn Burns

20. "Baby's First Shapes" by DK

21. "Square" by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

22. "Circus Shapes" by Rebecca Glaser

23. "Mouse Shapes" by Ellen Stoll Walsh

24. "A Triangle for Adaora: An African Book of Shapes" by Ifeoma Onyefulu

What are some of your (or your child's) favourite books featuring shapes?

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