Design for Learning Activity Plan

Instructor: Blaise Bowman Lesson Title: Fun with Shapes Curriculum Area & book connection: Math Grade Level: Kindergarten Estimated Time: 30 minutes

Standards Connection: ALEX: 18.) Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. [K-G2] 19.) Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid"). [K-G3] Learning Objective(s): When students are given tangrams and a worksheet, the students will match the pieces to the worksheet and draw what shapes they used to complete the picture in the worksheet with a 90% accuracy. Learning Objective(s) stated in kid-friendly language: Today were going to be using shapes to make pictures today. Evaluation of Learning Objective(s): The students will be assessed by observation from the instructor. Notes will also be taken along with grading the worksheet. Engagement: The instructor will show the students a picture of a familiar scene to the students and then a not so ordinary scene. The teacher will then ask the students what kind of shapes they see in the picture. Learning Design: (Activity)

The teacher will show a picture of a scene that the students have seen before. The teacher will then ask for her students to tell her what shapes they see in the picture. Then the teacher will show the students a second picture of a scene that the students are unfamiliar with. She will then ask if they can see any shapes in this picture. The activity will start with the teacher passing out a worksheet that has an outline of a picture that is made with shapes. The students will be given tangrams and have to match up each shape to what is on the worksheet to complete the 3D picture. Once they have completed the picture puzzle the students will then draw on the back of the worksheet what shapes they used to complete the picture.

Assessment
While the are completing the picture worksheet the teacher will walk around and observe the students progress while also giving any assistance needed. The final assessment is to grade the students progress and work of the worksheet.

Closure To conclude the lesson the students will then recreate the pictures they saw at the beginning of the lesson with using only shapes.

Materials and Resources: Worksheet 2 Pictures Wooden Tangram Pieces