Objectives
Students will be able to differentiate between lines and shapes. They will also be able to identify the basic geometric shapes: square, triangle, and circle.
Standards Addressed
Line: A stroke between two points.
Observe “sleeping” and “standing” lines in picture books and in environment.
Shape: Created by a line that encloses an area.
Scribble freely and overlapping “marks” making shapes.
Vocabulary
· Line: a stroke between two points
· Sleeping line: horizontal lines
· Standing line: vertical lines
· Shape: created by a line that encloses an area
· Square: a shape with four sides of equal length, with four corners
· Triangle: a shape with three sides, and three corners (angles)
· Circle: a round shape without corners, like a ring or a wheel
Pedagogy
Hand out paper and make sure everyone has a pencil (or black marker/black crayon).
Lines are everywhere! There are sleeping lines and standing lines (define each). Where are there lines in the room?
Have the children draw two point anywhere on their paper and then connect the dots (in any way they wish). Show the class different examples (sleeping lines, standing lines, squiggly lines). Then have the start on one dot and draw a squiggly line that fills up the whole paper.
Ask the children what a shape is. Take their idea and intertwine it with the definition above. Talk about what a square is. Draw one on the board and have the children draw one on the back of their paper with red crayon. Have them identify all/any squares in their doodle and color them in red. Repeat with triangle (yellow) and circle (blue). If time permits explore the idea that any closed line is a shape and have them color in their own shapes with colors of choice.
Assessment
Assess what a line is by if they were able to connect the dots.
Assess the geometric shapes by the drawing on the back of their paper and if they were able to identify squares, triangles and circles in their doodle.
Adaptations/Integrations/Accommodations
Start off the lesson with a book that has lots of shapes in the pictures. As it is read point out the shapes/lines in it.
Have children physically line up and then move them into different shapes, even a blob. Assessed by moving them into a shape and having them tell you what each shape is. Or create the shape with your hands and have them tell you what it is. Works for students with special needs. It might also be helpful for them to have cutout or blocks that they can touch.
Blind students will need to fill the shapes, bring in blocks or paper cutouts. Use string to explain a line.
This lesson can be integrated with math by having them count their shapes; example: all the ones they colored purple.
Depending on what story book used, it can be integrated with other subjects such as language arts and science.
Can also have children make their own story and illustrate them with lots of shapes.
Teacher Resources
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