Lesson Plan : Shapes in Nature
Teacher Name: | Adrienne |
Grade: | Grade 2 |
Subject: | Math |
Topic: | Geometry |
Content: | Shapes in Nature Circles, triangles (isosceles, right, and equilateral), Quadrilateral (rectangle, rhombus, square, trapizoid), Pentagon, Hexagon, Septagon, Octogon, Nonogon, and Decagon |
Goals: | Teach students how math applies to the world. |
Objectives: | TSW walk around school grounds with a notebook, tracking the geometric shapes found. TSW share findings with class to be placed on the chart |
Materials: | Plastic geometric shapes (enough for every child and teacher), ziplock baggies, Notebooks for each student, Pencils, Posterboard Chart, Over-head Projector, Transparencies with pictures of everyday objects, provide students with a list of geometric shapes pictures and names |
Introduction: | Math is all around us! If we look around the room, the school, and even nature; we will find geometric shapes. |
Development: | Using over-head projector with pictures of everyday objects: TTW show students what the geometric shapes are and pass a list for students to keep TTW demonstrate using the plastic shapes how everyday object contain geometric shapes |
Practice: | TSW use the worksheet and the shapes to match the shapes with the corresponding picture and name. |
Accommodations: | Students with limited fine motor skill can use a digital camera to log the shapes, once the pictures are printed TSW use plastic shapes to show which objects contain each shape |
Checking For Understanding: | Through Grand Conversation, TTW create a chart of all the shapes found and a corresponding list of locations. At the end of lesson, TSW turn in notebook. TTW review the notebooks to verify student understanding. TSW match the name of the shape with a picture of a shape on a worksheet to be used for assessment |
Closure: | Shapes are every where. The next time you are on a long car ride, playing a board game, or eating dinner try to see how many shapes you can spot. You will be suprised how many you can find! |
Evaluation: | monitor student participation and check notebooks for understanding. post reviewing the shapes and names, evaluate students with a matching worksheet. |
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