This is the story of Simon Shape
Hello!
On Monday
Simon Shape woke up feeling very hungry so he
ate and ate and ate…
On Tuesday
Wow! I have 4 sides all
the same length and 4
corners.
Simon woke up and his body was a square, but he
was still hungry so he ate and ate and ate…
On Wednesday
Look! I have 2 long
and 2 short sides! I
have 4 corners!
Simon woke up and his body was a rectangle, but
he was still hungry so he ate and ate and ate…
Oh dear! I have 5 sides
and 5 corners now!
On Thursday
Simon woke up and his body was a pentagon, but
he was still hungry so he ate and ate and ate…
On Friday
Look! 6 sides now and
6 corners! Oh dear!
Simon woke up and his body was a hexagon, but
he was still hungry so he ate and ate and ate…
On Saturday
8 sides and 8 corners! I
am not happy!
Simon woke up and his body was an octagon, and
Simon felt sick. He didn’t eat ALL day.
On Sunday
That’s better! I have 3
sides and 3 corners.
Simon was back to being a triangle again.