Rovie Lyn Khademi

Houston Baptist University

Department of Education
Lesson Plan
Subject: Mathematics Grade Level: PALS Time Estimate:45minutes
Unit: Shapes Topic: Circle, Square and Triangle

Goal(s): TLW understand the concepts of shapes and its connection to the things that
surrounds them.
Objective(s): At the end of the lesson TLW:
1. recognize circles, squares and triangle.
2. sort pictures of objects to its correct shape.

Prekindergarten Guidelines
V.C. Mathematics, Geometry and Spatial Sense Skills
Prekindergarten children recognize, describe, and name attributes of shapes.
V.C.1. Child names common shapes.
V.C.2. Child creates shapes.

Materials/Resources/Technology needs:
Books: Circle by Barnett Klassen or Mouse Shapes by Ellen Walsh
Shape Song by Kiboomers Link: https://youtu.be/AnoNb2OMQ6s
Laminated shape cut-outs, shape mats and 2D shape object pictures, playdough, art
materials.
Construction paper, crayons, cookie cutters
Lesson Resource:
Waterman, Y. (2019, September 5). A place for a shape: lesson plan. Retrieved
November 27, 2019, from https://www.education.com/lesson-plan/a-place-for-a-shape/.

Instructional Procedures
Focusing Event:
1. Read the book Circle. Emphasize on the name of the shape as you read.
2. After reading the book, show the circle, triangle and square cut-out.
Teaching/ Learning Procedures:
Small Group Rotations:
Group A: Shape Attributes
Spread the shapes cut-outs on the table. Hold up one shape.
Ask students to name the shape. After students name the shape, have them
identify the properties of the shape (number of sides, corners).
Repeat the process for all of the shapes.
Support: Introduce only one to two shapes and have the student trace the shape
in the air and in salt box.
Group B: Shape sort
Use the shape mat, have the students sort the pictures of various objects to
match the given shape on the mat.
Support: Limit the choices into 3 pictures.
Group C: Shape Monster
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Students will create their monster using the shape cut-outs and the art materials.
Enrichment: Students can be given a shape stencil to trace and cut their own
shape.
Formative Check (ongoing or specific):
Shapes: (Shape Cut outs)
Call out the name of the shape before singing the verse of the song and the students will
dance holding the shape you mentioned.
Reteach (alternative used as needed):
1. Have your students to sit in a circle.
2. Place a black square, green circle, pink rhombus, yellow rectangle, and orange triangle
in the circle.
3. Tell your students that you will describe a shape and they are to guess which one it is.
4. Proceed with the following prompts: something yellow with no sides, something red
with three sides, something blue with four corners, and something orange with four sides.
• Add more choices to the circle if your class needs more of a challenge.
• Ask your students to think about how a circle is different from a square, and how
a square is different from a triangle.
• Ask your students to describe what a side is, to which they should answer one
straight line that makes part of a shape. Ask your students to describe a corner,
where two sides of a shape touch.
Closure:
1. Sing the Shapes Song (link in the teacher Materials/Resources/Technology section)
2. Ask the students to name and describe the different shapes they learned today.

Assessment/Summative Evaluation:
1. Informally assess students’ abilities during station activities by asking the students to
identify the shapes.

2. Show the shape cutouts and have the students point or say the name of the shape.
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Math Stations:

Shape Tangrams: students will follow the pattern given using the different shapes
provided
Magnetic Tiles: students will build their own design using the magna-tiles