Shapes All Around

Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
She is making a scrapbook of all the different LEARNERS
shapes that she sees. There are circles, squares, Beginning
rectangles, and triangles all around.
What is she making? Find the
shapes on the picture. Are shapes
all around us?
Guided Retelling
Intermediate
What is she doing? What does she see? How
many shapes will we see in her scrapbook? What is she going to do? Name the
shapes we will see in her scrapbook.

Advanced/Advanced High
Where can we find shapes? What
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kind of shapes will we see? Why?

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Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Bicycles take us places we want to go. Bicycle LEARNERS
wheels are circles. They spin round and round. Beginning
What shape are bicycle wheels? Do
Guided Retelling they go round and round?

What do bicycles do? What shape are wheels? Intermediate

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Where do you find them? What circles do you see? What takes
us where we want to go? What
shape are wheels?

Advanced/Advanced High
What different kinds of circles are
shown here? What can we do with
them? Why?
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Modeled Retelling
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Some windows are squares. All four sides of
a square are the same length. You can find
squares all around.
Guided Retelling
What shape is a window? Are all its sides the
same length? How many sides does it have?
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LEARNERS
Beginning
Can a window be a square? Does it
have four sides? Point to them.
Intermediate
What shape are these windows?
Describe the sides of the windows.
Where can you find squares?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why is this window a square?
Describe a window. Tell about other
places you can find squares.
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Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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Do you see the rectangles lined up in a row? LEARNERS

Books and paper are rectangles. Rulers are
rectangles, too.
Guided Retelling
Name the rectangles you see in the picture.
What things are lined up in a row? How do you
use rectangles every day?
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Beginning
Find the books. Are books
rectangles? What other rectangles
do you see?
Intermediate
What rectangles can you find in
rows? What do you use every day?
Advanced/Advanced High
Name the different rectangles on
the page. How do you use them?

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Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Triangles have three sides. A roof can be a LEARNERS
triangle. The roof helps the house stay dry. Rain Beginning
runs off the roof.
How many sides does a triangle
have? Can a roof be a triangle? Does
it help the house stay dry?
Guided Retelling
Intermediate
How many sides does a triangle have? What
How can a roof be a triangle? What
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shape is a roof? What does a roof do?

does a roof do? Why?

Advanced/Advanced High
What happens to a house when
it rains? How does a roof keep a
house dry? Tell about other places
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you can find triangles.

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Shapes All Around

Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles are LEARNERS
all around us. They are big and small. Some you Beginning
can ride. Some you can read. There are many
Point to a circle. Are there many
kinds of shapes. kinds of shapes? Name another
shape you see in the picture.

Guided Retelling Intermediate

Name four kinds of shapes. What sizes can they How many shapes do you see?
Where do you see them? What do
be? What can you do with them? you do with them?

Advanced/Advanced High
Name the kinds of shapes that you
see. Tell where to find each one.
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What do you do with each one?

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