August 13, 2015

by AnneMarie Mann

Lesson plan

Shapes and Shadows

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Contents

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Grade

Preschool

Subject

Math

Geometry

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to identify the shapes square, rectangle, and triangle.

The adjustment to the whole group lesson is a modification to differentiate for children who are English learners.

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Introduction

(5 minutes)

Gather your students at the group area where you have set up the projector.
Start with a simple object that the children can easily identify and make a shadow with it. Have your students identify it.
Show your students the object, identify it verbally and visually, and then place it on the projector again.

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

(5 minutes)

Tell your students that you will be identifying shapes like you did with object that made the shadow.
Show the students some of the different shapes, and identify them as a group.

Guided Practice

(5 minutes)

Review the qualities of the shapes. For example, a square has four sides that are the same size.
Place a shape on the shadow board and have students identify it.

Independent working time

(15 minutes)

Have students interact with the shapes and shadows.
Students may construct creations with the shapes, for example, a house with a square and a triangle on top.
Encourage students to work with a partner and identify the shapes they are using in their figures.

Differentiation

Enrichment: Encourage advanced students to work with and identify 3D shapes, such as cylinders, cubes, and pyramids.
Support: Have struggling students match different shapes that you traced onto a transparency as a review activity.

Assessment

(5 minutes)

Have students identify shapes as you point to them.
Have students complete one or more of the following worksheets: Shape Jumble, Shapes 'n' Sizes, and Tracing Basic Shapes.
Collect the worksheets and review them later to assess students' understanding of the lesson content.

Review and closing

(15 minutes)

Have students work collaboratively on a class mural by gluing the shapes onto the poster paper.
Allow volunteers to label the shapes.

Guided Lesson: My Shadow

Guided Lessons are a sequence of interactive digital games, worksheets, and other activities that guide learners through different concepts and skills. They keep track of your progress and help you study smarter, step by step.

Guided Lessons are digital games and exercises that keep track of your progress and help you study smarter, step by step.

The story "My Shadow" provides the backdrop for this guided lesson on the letters I, M and J. Learning to read letter by letter allows children to focus not only on letter recognition, but on the sounds that the letters make in context. This technique provides the building blocks for reading fluency to come in kindergarten and first grade. Kids can continue their phonics practice with the accompanying worksheets.

The story "My Shadow" provides the backdrop for this guided lesson on the letters I, M and J.

This lesson includes printable activities: Download all (5)

Story: My Shadow

Game: Shape Shadow Matching

Game: Tutu Magic Show: Letters M, I, L, and J

Game: Ice Cream Attack: Letters M, I, L, and J

Game: Community Helpers Quiz

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Lesson plan

Shapes and Shadows

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

Guided Practice

Independent working time

Differentiation

Assessment

Review and closing

Guided Lesson: My Shadow

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