Draw Me a Star By, Eric Carle

Kindergarten

CC.2.3.K.A.2: Analyze, compare, create, and compose two- and three-dimensional shapes.

Summary:

In Draw Me a Star students have the opportunity to experience math through art.  This is a terrific resource for introducing geometry to younger learners and is a good introduction to learning about shapes and how shapes are formed. It also at the end of the story gives the steps for students to create their own star. 

The follow up activity I would use for this story is a constellation connect the dots to create a star. Students then will be broken into 3 different stations where they will have the opportunity to make their own star using different art materials. All students will have the opportunity to experience all of the stations.
 Station 1- Students will use Play Doe to mold their own star. 
 Station 2- Students will use tissue paper, glue, and tissue paper to assemble their own star.
Station 3-While at station 3 students will be given large pieces of construction paper and markers and encouraged to draw stars in different ways. Students should count the number of triangles in each star in relationship to the number of points on the star.