Elementary Education - Mathematics

Task 4: Mathematics Learning Segment Overview

Learning Segment Overview Directions: Briefly describe the instruction preceding the assessment by typing within the brackets
in each section of the chart below (no more than 2 single-spaced pages). Do not delete or alter the chart; both the chart and your
description are included in the total page count allowed. Refer to the evidence chart in the handbook to ensure that this
document complies with all format specifications. Pages exceeding the maximum will not be scored.

Central Focus: State-Adopted Content Standards

[ ] [MGSE2.G.1 Recognize and draw shapes having specified
attributes, such as a given number of angles or a given number of
equal faces.8 Identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons,
and cubes. ]
Learning Instructional Strategies and Formative and
Objectives Learning Tasks Summative
Assessments
[ Students will [ Students cut out math [ How many of these
Lesson 1
identify and describe vocabulary words from Page shapes are polygons?
two dimensional WOOP. Watch geometry video Have them describe
shapes. ] from flocabulary. Ask students what is a polygon ]
to find vocabulary words and
say it with you. Teach them
how to count sides and
vertices.
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[ Students will be [ Go over vocabulary words. [ Can you make a
Lesson 2
able to identify Say each 3 times. Learn the polygon with 4 sides and
angles of a polygon prefix of shapes and polygon. 5 vertices?]
and can draw Focus on angles and right
shapes given a angles. Go over hw. 738-739 ]
description ]
[ Students will be [ Tell them to draw a shape that [Play Polygon or Not?
Lesson 3
able to draw shapes has 3 sides. Ask them to draw Game. Students are
given a description a shape that has 4 vertices. given task cards and
based on number of Ask them to draw a shape that must draw their shape
angles, sides, and has 5 angles. Ask them to draw on the board. Afterwards
vertices. ] a shape that has 3 sides and I will give students
one right angle. ] instructions to find a
certain polygon on the
board. ]
[ Students will be [ Show video about edges, and [ Post Assessment. ]
Lesson 4
able to identify and sides. Taking a cube talk about
(Optional)
draw, and describe the difference between 2D and
cubes.] 3D shapes. Point to the sides
and face of a cube. Count how
many faces and edges a cube
has. Complete page 750. ]

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 Elementary Education - Mathematics
Task 4: Mathematics Learning Segment Overview

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Lesson 5
(Optional)

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