ShapeMeUp

Overview: Thechildrenwillhaveasheetofpaperwithshapesonit,andthechildrenwillusetheshape manipulativestofillintheshapesonthepaper.Thechildrenwillcomeupwithmultipleshapes thatwillfitintothebiggeroneontheirsheet.Thenwewillidentifyandshareabouttheshapes thatthechildrenused. MathematicalGoals: Thestudentswilllearndifferentnamesofshapes. Thestudentswilllearnhowsmallershapescanbeputtogethertocreatelargerones. CommonCoreStandards: ForKindergarten: CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.A.2Correctlynameshapesregardlessoftheirorientationsoroverall size. CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.B.6Composesimpleshapestoformlargershapes.Forexample, Canyoujointhesetwotriangleswithfullsidestouchingtomakearectangle? ForFirstGrade: CCSS.Math.Content.1.G.A.1Distinguishbetweendefiningattributes(e.g.,trianglesareclosed andthreesided)versusnondefiningattributes(e.g.,color,orientation,overallsize)buildand drawshapestopossessdefiningattributes. CCSS.Math.Content.1.G.A.2Composetwodimensionalshapes(rectangles,squares, trapezoids,triangles,halfcircles,andquartercircles)orthreedimensionalshapes(cubes,right rectangularprisms,rightcircularcones,andrightcircularcylinders)tocreateacomposite shape,andcomposenewshapesfromthecompositeshape.1 ChildrensNeeds: ForEnglishLanguageLearners: TheinstructionswillbeexpressedinbothSpanishandEnglish.Amodelwillbe providedtohelpthechildrenunderstandwhattheactivityis. SaytheshapesinSpanishandEnglish. ForChildrenwithDisabilities: Thechildrencanverballyexpresstheanswersinsteadofmovingthemanipulatives.

Materials: ShapeManipulatives Paperforthechildrentoputtheshapeson

Procedure: Before Taketimetogooverthedifferentshapeswithstudents. Teacher:Whatshapeisthisone? Students:Triangle,square,hexagon,diamonds Teacher:Letslookatthetriangle,howmanysidesdoesthetrianglehave?(Will gothroughalltheshapes) Students:three Letthestudentsplayaroundwiththeshapesfora23minutesandbuildthings. Teacherwillmodelastructureforstudents. During Studentswillbegivenasheetofpaperwithanimageonit.Theywillbetoldtousethe differentshapemanipulativesonthetabletofillinthepicture. Teacher:Whatshapesareyouusingtomakethebiggershapesonthissheet? Student:triangles,squares,trapezoid Teacher:Howmanytrianglesdidyouuse?Howmanytrapezoids?Howmany squares? Students:Umm.6,2,5. After Wewilldiscusswhatshapesthechildrenusedforthedifferentimages. Teacher:Whatshapescanweputtogethertomakethishexagon? Student:sixtriangles,twotrapezoids Teacher:Whydidyouusesixtriangles?Whydidyouusetwotrapezoids?

Assessments: Observe:Whilechildrenareworking,teacherwilllooktoseewhoiscopywhattheother studentsaredoingandwhoistryingtomanipulatetheshapestofit. Ask: Teacher:Whatshapescanweputtogethertomakethishexagon? Student:sixtriangles,twotrapezoids Teacher:Howdidyouknowtousethreetrianglestomakethetrapezoid?

 Student:Imovetheshapesaroundtomakethemfit.