I’ve landed in a fantastic city called Paris, which is in a country called France. The buildings here are beautiful, the food is delicious and there are lovely shapes everywhere!
My first stop was the Louvre Museum which used to be a fortress. Then it was changed to a palace which now holds the museum. Outside I found a crystal pyramid, and the palace itself was huge, with over 400 rooms and 35,000 artworks on display which all seemed very important!
Next week – another Scott the Dot Anecdote!
Shape-o-naut Launch Countdown – 1 Day to go!
Scott the Dot will be launching on his exploration mission in the human world in 1 day! Follow our brave Shape-o-naut’s travels here.
ShapeShire Shorts #252
Hi, it’s Scott the Dot. Did you know that dots are also used in common phrases?
“Dot the i’s and cross the t’s” – This means to pay attention to detail and make sure everything is done thoroughly and accurately.
Shape-o-naut Launch Countdown – 2 Days to go!
Scott the Dot will be launching on his exploration mission in the human world in 2 days! Follow our brave Shape-o-naut’s travels here.
ShapeShire Shorts #152
Hi, it’s Claire the Square. Did you know that squares are also used in common phrases?
To square one’s shoulders – to literally push your shoulders into a square shape before undertaking a difficult task
Shape-o-naut Launch Countdown – 3 Days to go!
Scott the Dot will be launching on his exploration mission in the human world in 3 days! Follow our brave Shape-o-naut’s travels here.
ShapeShire Shorts #403
Hi, it’s Urkle the Circle again with a quick fact about circles:
The distance from the center of a circle to any point on the circle is called the radius.
National Kid Inventors’ Day
Did you know that today is National Kid Inventors’ Day? Yes – kids make some of the best inventors!
If you want to learn about some kid inventors and become an inventor yourself, read on!
ShapeShire Shorts #203
Hi, Scott the Dot here again with a quick fact about dots:
A line can be drawn through any two dots.
ShapeShire Shorts #103
Hi, Claire the Square here again with a quick fact about squares:
The perimeter of a square is equal to four times the length of its sides.
For example, a square with sides of length 2 has a perimeter of 4*2 = 8.