Educational activity around the short film Sewing Circle
Recognize and name plane figures.

Sewing Circle © Jackie Lee
TitleSewing Circle
ThemeFriendship, Memory, Solidarity
Genre & keywordsNarrative, animals, generosity, altruism, heart.
Age (for film)3-11 years
Duration6 min 20 s
DirectorJackie Lee
MusicJames Roach
ProductionCalarts (United States, 2017)
Recognize and name plane figures.
The students are encouraged to identify the geometric shapes in the film (triangle, square, rectangle, etc.). They can draw them as they go or simply call on the teacher who can suggest freeze frames.
Session 1: The hunt for shapes
The teacher asks the students to look in the class for the shapes observed in the film. In pairs, the students go looking for these shapes. They can bring them back and place them in the basket provided for this purpose, take a photo of them, or stick a sticker on the identified shape (you can set up a color code, red for triangles, blue for rectangles, etc.). Once the shape hunt is over, you must validate the shapes identified as a whole class.
Session 2: Sorting exercises
The teacher can plan 4 shape sorting workshops:
Activity sheet written by: Dgedie. Discover the blog L’école des Juliettes...

