Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Allen______________________________
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Math
K
Name: ______Christina
Group
Size: 16
Lesson Content
What Standards (national
or state) relate to this
lesson?
(You should include ALL
applicable standards. Rarely
do teachers use just one:
theyd never get through
them all.)
Essential Understanding
(What is the big idea or
essential question that you
want students to come away
with? In other words, what,
aside from the standard and
our objective, will students
understand when they finish
this lesson?)
Name: ______Christina
Group
Size: 16
As children learn more bout two-dimensional shapes and their attributes, they are
building background for a later, more formal study of geometry. But work with shapes in
kindergarten is much more than this. Knowing the shapes lays a foundation for
understanding the world and describing both natural objects and those made by humans.
Working with shapes strengthens childrens spatial sense.
Teaching students to know the attributes of what constitutes as a polygon or non polygon
will helps students create a scheme for shapes and positions in geometry which is a
different aspect of mathematics than working with numbers.
It important for students to learning this concept so that they can work with a more study
of geometry as their progression of mathematics develops.
Formal Assessment: Polygon vs. Non Polygons sorting cards: Students us the polygon
and non-polygon cards to discuss the similarities and differences.
Observation of how students answer the HOT question;
What is a polygon?
What background
knowledge is necessary for
a student to successfully
meet these objectives?
Name: ______Christina
Group
Size: 16
Students must know what a polygon? I will ensure they know this by asking my students
to draw a polygon on their white boards.
Oneofthemostcommonmisconceptionsingeometryisthebeliefthatorientationistiedto
shape.Astudentmayseethefirstofthefiguresbelowasatriangle,butclaimtonotknowthe
nameofthesecond.
Anothermisconceptionisconfusingthenameofatwodimensionalshapewitharelatedthree
Name: ______Christina
Group
Size: 16
dimensionalshapeortheshapeofitsface.Forexample,studentsmightcallacubeasquare
becausethestudentseesthefaceofthecube.
Lesson Implementation
Teaching Methods
(What teaching method(s) will
you use during this lesson?
Examples include guided
release, 5 Es, direct
instruction, lecture,
demonstration, partner word,
etc.)
Step-by-Step Plan
(What exactly do you plan to
do in teaching this lesson? Be
thorough. Act as if you needed
a substitute to carry out the
lesson for you.)
Where applicable, be sure to
address the following:
What Higher Order
Thinking (H.O.T.) questions
will you ask?
How will materials be
distributed?
Time
Who is
responsibl
e (Teacher
or
Students)?
Name: ______Christina
Group
Size: 16
Letter says
Dear Kindergarten,
Hi! My name is Poly Gon. I work at the Polygon Zoo. I heard you were very good at listening
and following directions, which means you will make great detectives!
Last night, I forgot to lock up the shape Houses at my Zoo. All of my polygons and nonpolygons have gotten out and are all mixed up. I think some of them are even hiding at your
desks. Will you please help me and bring them home? They need to be in their correct house
though. If they have all straight sides, are a closed shape, no curves and no intersecting lines
they go in the Polygon house, so I hope you can find them all! The last House is the House of
non-polygons! All the shapes in this house can have curves, have intersecting lines, and have
openings.
This is a hard task, but I know you will work together to help me. Now listen to your teacher
and she will show you some pictures of my missing polygons. Once you find one shape come
back to your carpet square and hold it so no one can see. Your teacher will show you where to
put them.
Thank you kindergarten detectives, I know you wont let me down.
Your friend,
Poly Gon
Ask students if they are ready to Help Poly Gon and be great
detectives?
Have students stand up and explain to them that there
are shapes all over the classroom.
Their will 4 teams consisting of Blue team, Green team, orange team,
and yellow team.
Each student will go and get one shape and come back
to the there carpet square.
There are 2 homes; The House of Polygon, The House of Non Polygons
Ask the class what type of shapes they think will go in each house.
Name: ______Christina
Group
Size: 16
Gifted and Talented- Have children choose a shape and by drawing turn it into
something else. For example turn a square into a house, or bird cage.
If applicable, how does this lesson connect to the interests and cultural
backgrounds of your students?
This helps students identify polygons in the environment
If applicable, how does this lesson connect to/reflect the local community?
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
challenge during this lesson (enrichment)?
Gifted and Talented- Have children choose a shape and by drawing turn it into
something else. For example turn a square into a house, or bird cage.
Name: ______Christina
Group
Size: 16
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
language support?
English Language Learner- Show hard and soft variations of shapes. Show a
square-say This is a square. Where the sides meet is a corner. A square has four
sides and four corners. Have the children repeat with you. Have four children
come up and make a square on the board and with their bodies.
Accommodations (If
needed)
(What students need specific
accommodation? List
individual students (initials),
and then explain the
accommodation(s) you will
implement for these unique
learners.)
Materials
(What materials will you use?
Why did you choose these
materials? Include any
resources you used. This can
also include people!)
N/A
Name: ______Christina
Group
Size: 16
Dear Kindergarten,
Hi! My name is Poly Gon. I work at the Polygon Zoo. I heard you were very good at listening and following directions, which means you
will make great detectives!
Last night, I forgot to lock up the shape Houses at my Zoo. All of my polygons and non-polygons have gotten out and are all mixed up. I
think some of them are even hiding at your desks. Will you please help me and bring them home? They need to be in their correct house
though. If they have all straight sides, are a closed shape, no curves and no intersecting lines they go in the Polygon house, so I hope you
can find them all! The last House is the House of non-polygons! All the shapes in this house can have curves, have intersecting lines, and
have openings.
This is a hard task, but I know you will work together to help me. Now listen to your teacher and she will show you some pictures of my
missing polygons. Once you find one shape come back to your carpet square and hold it so no one can see. Your teacher will show you
where to put them.
Thank you kindergarten detectives, I know you wont let me down.
Your friend,
Poly Gon