Sara Mote

Steven Shelley
Misty Doner
Kiyaanii Bohan
Elementary Education
Math/ Geometry
1st Grade
Topic

Geometry

State Standards

Standard 3: Geometry - The student will use geometric properties and

relationships to recognize and describe shapes.
Substandard #2: Identify, name, and describe two-dimensional geometric
shapes (including rhombi) and objects in everyday situations (e.g., the face
of a round clock is a circle, a desktop
is a rectangle).

ISTE Standards

addressed in lesson activity:

(http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/20-14_iste_standards-s_pdf.pdf)
1.Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop
innovative products and
processes using technology.
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new
ideas, products, or processes.

Technology
Prior Knowledge, Bellwork,
Pre-Lesson Work

Hook or Beginning of Lesson

Smart Board
5 minutes

Students need to know the basic two-dimensional

shapes (ex. circle, square, rectangle,..).
Get into groups of four.

5-10 minutes

YouTube Video introducing the shapes. The link is

on first page of Shapes powerpoint.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=TbR_rakilds&list=PLFpyyotuVIlFDgIpmAp9cpb0i
M4Jq9upa

Class Discussion or Whole

20 minutes

Hand out one pipe cleaner to each student and

Class Instruction

have them mold the pipe cleaners into the shape

that is on the powerpoint. Go through the shapes
powerpoint which will demonstrate: the polygon,
quadrilateral, square, triangle, rectangle,
parallelogram, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, and
octagon.

Independent Practice

10-15 minutes

Closure or Summative
Assessment

5 minutes

Give each group shape flash cards so they can

answer the shapes game as a group. Go to the
interactive website,
http://www.education.com/games/shapes-quiz/
and use it to assess the students knowledge by
having each group identify the answer by holding
up the flashcard.
Have students put away pipe cleaners and
flashcards.

*The time is merely a suggestion based on a 45-55 minute period of time (normally middle school and high school).
Elementary school schedule depends on the subject. ELA/Reading is normally no less than a 90 minute block of time.