Learning beyond the classroom walls

Erasmus+ project KA 2

№ 2016-1-UK01-KA219-024434-5

Winter Math lesson

“The only source of knowledge is experience. “

Albert Einstein

Overview: Students explore two dimensional geometric shapes and angles through a variety
of fun outdoor activities.

Grade Level: third and fourth grade students

Length of Lesson: 40 minutes

Type of lesson: acquire practical skills and logical thinking

Learning Goals / Student objectives:

After completing this lesson, students will:

enhance their understanding of geometry;

acquire skills to recognize and create right angles;
recognize, name and construct geometric shapes and objects;
recognize geometric shapes in everyday objects;
be able to measure the side length and width of the real objects;
be able to convert meters to centimeters and vice versa;
improve their skills to find the perimeter of the rectangle;
 develop logical thinking;
learn to find creative solutions;
improve their social skills(communication, work in groups, contribution for the
achievement of the common goal);

Learning vocabulary: square, circle, triangle, rectangle, angle, perimeter, millimeter,

centimeter

Learning Strategies: experimentation, observation, exploration, problem solving, kinesthetic

learning, learning by doing, game based learning, outdoor learning

Materials:

Math rugs/puzzles with numbers/ chalk to draw number rug on the ground;
plastic, wooden or metal sticks;
meters(measurers)
mobile phones or tablets and installed QR code readers
sheets of paper

Pre-activities

The students should have prior knowledge of two dimensional geometric shapes, types of
angles(right, acute and obtuse) and perimeter of the shapes. They should have QR code
reader installed on their mobile devices and should know how to use it.

Lesson Activities

Divide students into small teams at the beginning of the lesson. Choose a captain for
each team in advance. The captain of the team must be a child who is good at math. Thus
you can be sure than each team will go successfully through math activities and will find the
solution of the math problems.

Warming-up activities: Play Mental Math/ Dance Math on the number rugs

Give each team a packet

with numbers. Ask students to put
the pieces together in the
following order and to line up
behind 0. When all teams manage
to create their math rugs,
announce the rules of the game
and its beginning.

Rules of the Mental Math/Dance Math: Teacher asks students to do the sum and to
place their legs and hands on the square numbers. Legs must be kept together when the
sum is a double digit number.

Example: 78 + 7= 85 Legs are on number 8, one hand touches number 5.

164 + 9 = 173 One leg steps on number 1, the other – on number 7, one
hand touches number 3.
 Play Mental Math activity as fast as possible.

Announce the end of the game and hand out the worksheets with coded tasks.
 Task 1

Use 15 sticks and make as many right angles as possible.

Provide sticks: plastic, wooden or metal.

Revise the three types of angles: right, acute and obtuse angle.

Ask captains of the teams to pick up 15 sticks and to go back to their teams. Have
students use QR code readers and find out the first challenge.

Children work in groups, discuss different opportunities, create figures and count the
right angles.

Ask children: “When any two lines meet, is it a right angle?” Challenge them to find
out a way to check whether an angle is “right”. Children can use paper sheets or other small
objects that have right angles and place them in the corner of the created figures.

At the end of this activity, captains report to the class the number of the right angles
their team has created. Allow time for the groups to share their work.
 Task 2

Use 17 sticks and create on the ground six squares and one equilateral triangle.

Revise two dimensional geometric shapes. Revise triangle types according to their
sides. Let students work collaboratively to find the solution of this challenge. When the task
is finished, let them explain their work and see the work of other groups. Check for accuracy.

Task 3

Use the sticks and build the house. Then use QR code reader/scanner and find out
the task.
 Move two sticks and turn the house with the entrance on the right.

Task 4:

Find the perimeter of the table tennis tables in centimeters.

Alternative activity: Ask children to find the perimeter of any massive object in the
school yard with the shape of square, triangle or rectangle.

Hand out meters. Discuss characteristics of different shapes. Revise how to find the
perimeter of the geometric shapes (square, triangle and rectangle). Revise how to convert
meters to centimeters. Let each team measure the side length and width of the objects.
Check for accuracy. At the end of activity, students explain how they have found the
perimeter and compare with the results of other groups.
End of the lesson

Ask students to give feedback about today’s lesson:

What have we practiced?

What have we learnt?
Have I enjoyed?
How do I feel?

Teacher: Irena Raykova

This lesson has been realized with the help of my colleague Danielina Antonova.