Shapes around Us
Estimated Class Sessions: 2
Students identify two-dimensional shapes in their environment and describe shape properties.
Content in this Lesson
- Identifying, naming, and describing two-dimensional shapes using their properties [E1, E2].
- Drawing two-dimensional shapes.
- Connecting concrete to pictorial representations of shapes.
- Connecting mathematics to real-world situations by recognizing shapes in the environment.
Daily Practice and Problems A–D
Materials for Students
| Daily Practice and Problems | Lesson | Assessment | ||
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Student Books |
Student Activity Book |
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Teacher Resources |
Teacher Guide - digital |
Supplies for Students
blank or scrap paper
Materials for the Teacher
Unit 2 Assessment Record
Shape book. See Materials Preparation.
7 pieces of chart paper with names and examples of the following shapes: rectangles, squares, rhombuses, triangles, hexagons, circles, and trapezoids as shown in Figure 1
Collection of
shapes. See Materials Preparation.
tape or glue
Materials Preparation
Find a Shape Book. Find a book that depicts shapes in the real world to read with students to introduce the lesson. See the Literature Connections section for suggested titles.
Prepare Shape Charts. Make one chart each of the following shapes: rectangles, squares, rhombuses, triangles, hexagons, circles, and trapezoids. On each chart, draw several examples so that students see a variety of shapes within each category. Make the examples illustrate a variety of orientations and dimensions. Outline the shapes but do not color in the shapes. Leave room on the chart paper to post students' shapes. Put the charts up in different parts of the room so that students can form groups and discuss shapes near the charts. See Figure 1.
Figure 1: Examples of Shape Charts
Gather a Collection of Shapes. Gather objects that have circular, triangular, and rectangular sides. Include objects with different dimensions so that students see a variety of shapes. See Figure 2 for some suggestions. Include the pattern block pieces.
Figure 2: Suggestions for shape collection
Gather Materials for Book of Shapes in a Learning Center. Gather paper, sources of pictures, scissors, crayons, and glue in a learning center. Ask students to make a Book of Shapes to provide targeted practice with identifying two-dimensional shapes.
Assessment in this Lesson
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| Finding Shapes Student Activity Book Page 21 |
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