This is a geometry lesson on shapes found in an African village

Title – Shapes
By – Kimberly Dorsey
Primary Subject – Math
Secondary Subjects – Social Studies
Grade Level – 1

Standards:

• Mathematics – Standard 3
• Social Studies – Standard 3

Instructional Objective:

• Student will be able to identify a square, a circle, and a triangle.
• The student will be able to recognize the words square, circle, and triangle.
• The student will be able to match these words to the corresponding shapes.

Motivation:

• Present the students with items that are familiar and interesting to them (e.g., pizza, a yo-yo, a book, etc.). Ask the students to say something about each object.
• Assuming that the students describe the object as things that you eat, play with, etc., further ask them to state what shape each object is.
• Next, take out index cards which have the names of each shape on them. Hold up one card at a time and ask the students to read the words.
• Once the students have read each word (with guidance), ask them to match the words to the corresponding objects.
• After this is finished, practice reading each word as a group and discuss the properties of each shape (e.g., a triangle has three sides, a square has four sides, etc.).

Materials/Resources Needed:

• A Triangle for Adaora , by Ifeoma Onyefulu
• Different shaped items
• Three pieces of poster board
• Magazines
• Scissors
• Glue
• Index cards
• Chalkboard
• Chalk

Procedure:

• After finishing the motivation portion of the lesson, show the students A Triangle for Adaora and tell them it is a book about a girl who is searching for a triangle in Africa.
• Show the students where Africa is on the map in relation to where they live.
• Then ask the students to look for all the shapes we discussed.
• Finally, ask the students to listen to hear the names of shapes that may be unfamiliar to them (i.e., crescent).

Modeling:

• Read A Triangle for Adaora and point out all the different shapes in the story.
• Also point out any cultural facts observed during the reading.

Guided Practice:

• Break the students into three groups and pass out scissors, glue, poster board, and magazines.
• Then ask each group to choose one shape for their poster. Ask one student in the group to write the name of their shape at the top of their poster.
• Then hand out magazines to each group and help each group find one example of their shape in a magazine.

Independent Practice:

Students will continue looking through magazines for their shape. They will then cut and paste the shapes onto their poster.

Closure:

Each group will present their poster to the class.

Follow-Up:

For homework, student will be required to find different shaped items in their homes and will bring in one example to share with the class the following day.

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