VTFT Intern Name: Seth Whipple

Subject of Lesson: Math

Topic of Lesson: Polygons
Grade Level of Students: 3rd
Time/Length of Lesson: 30 minutes
Date Taught: 2 - 23 - 2023

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In this lesson students will explain what a polygon is and explain their answer
Overview when identifying polygons.

Standards of MA.3.4.3 The student will identify and name polygons with ten or fewer sides.
Learning
What is a polygon?
Essential Questions What are some examples of a polygon?

Students will be able to identify a given shape using the number of sides .
Objectives
Learning Target I can identify a polygon by the number of sides of the shape.

Necessary Prior The correct term for basic shapes.

Knowledge
Materials Presentation, exit ticket, microphone ball

Key Vocabulary or - Polygon

- Congruent
Concepts
The teacher will review polygons from a presentation and identify
characteristics of polygons.
Introduction/Hook

The students will pass around a microphone ball while music is playing. The
Instructional student holding the ball will identify a given polygon from the screen.
Activities &
Strategies
The teacher will display two similar polygons for students to determine if they
Closure Activity are congruent polygons.
Assessments Four question exit ticket.
No accomodations were required for this activity
Accommodations
Resources Polygons Presentation

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 VTFT II Lesson Plan Rubric
Excellent Good Acceptable Needs Revision
Organization 25 Information is 21 Content is 18 Plan has some 15 Plan is unorganized
& Detail presented in a clear, sequential. Plan organization but ideas may and lacks clear
logical, coherent contains specific detail not be in logical order. sequence. Plan is
sequence. Plan is detailed for most elements. A Parts may be vague, described only in basic
and each section is few sections may not missing detail in multiple detail or list of activities.
thoroughly explained. be very detailed or not sections. Many sections left
fully explained. blank.
Content 25 Plan is based on a 21 Content is full in 18 Content has some 15 Content lacks
standard or specific goal & coverage, clarity, missing elements in coverage, clarity,
thoroughly addresses information, and coverage, clarity, information, and/or
standards/goals, Content analysis; information, or analysis; analysis;
is superb in coverage, Plan mostly addresses Plan misses fully Plan doesn’t address
clarity, information, detail. the standards/ goals. addressing the the stated standard or
Perhaps goes above & standard/goal. doesn’t achieve the
beyond. lesson goal.
Teaching 20 Plan includes multiple 17 Plan includes 2+ 14 Plan includes one 12 Presentation relies
Strategies (3+) creative & effective strategies to share effective strategy and one solely on lecture and
strategies to share content content and engage that is not fully explained does not attempt to
and fully engage students. students. Strategies or not effectively used. implement additional
are effective but not Plan may lack strategies to engage
necessarily creativity/engagement. students.
creative/unique.
Supplemental 20 Plan includes links or 16 Plan includes links 12 Plan includes only one 8 Plan does not include
Materials attachments to all or attachments to all supplemental material OR supplemental materials;
supplemental materials. materials. Some may multiple that do not or materials are
(Slides, handouts, be hard to read/too enhance overall inappropriate/
directions, etc.) All are much info and/or presentation and/or ineffective.
well-designed and easily handouts may be contain inappropriate
accessible to students. slightly ineffective. content. (Ex: Slides are
hard to read with too much
content)
Mechanics 10 Plan and visuals are 8 Plan and visuals 6 Plan and visuals contain 4 Plan and visual
polished and contain NO contain only 1-2 errors 3-4 errors/errors begin to includes 5+written
written and/or spoken distract listener and/or spoken errors
errors
 TOTAL: 87__/100
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