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For my lesson using images, I took several pictures of different shapes around my apartment. I feel that this lesson would be appropriate for kindergartener's that are just begining school. I took pictures of a circle, square, rectangle, heart, dimond, and a triangle. For this lesson you can use a variety of different pictures. In order to begin my lesson I would first introduce the children to all of the shapes until they become pretty familiar with them. Withing a couple of days I would set objects up around the classroom dealing with the shapes that we have been discussing. I would then have the children scatter around the room looking for one object that looks like any of the shapes that we have been discussing in class. Then I would have the children come back and sit on the carpet where we would discuss the different objects the children found around the classroom. After completing this activity i would have the children complete a simple work sheet where they have to draw a line from the picture to the word as i read the words aloud to the students. This way i can see if the children are actually grasping what is being taught in class. I think that shapes can be incorporated in many different types of lesson plans. I feel by doing these lesson plans and activities the children have a better chance to engage in the topic being taught. After completing the lesson plan i feel that children will have a better understanding when it comes to identiying the different kinds of shapes!
5 comments:
Amanda,
I really like your lesson on shapes. After going to many different classrooms within the hours that we have to do for our major, I have realized how many students are on different levels. At first I was thinking that this may be easy for students in kindergarten, and I assumed that students already know their shapes, but again after being in different classrooms I realized that there are many students who do not know their shapes and get them confused with others. It is important to remember though too that children are always on different levels, and since this is an easier concept for some than others, maybe for the ones that it is not so much a challenge for, have them sound out the word and try to do the matching themselves. While you have other students at a different table that you will read the word to them. As teachers we have to remember that every student learns on a different level. I think it is really good that you use different skills and styles while doing your lesson. Some students work better with hands-on activities while others work better at their desks, so I think it is great that you would be mixing in many different learning styles. Great idea, I really like it!
-Kaitlyn Imbus
It looks like you have clearly thought out your lesson plan! I like how you begin to talk and introduce the shapes and then give the children an opportunity to work on their own. It is great to throw that level of independence out there. Then you also have a way to evaluate the process to make sure they learned something from it. Great Job!
Amanda,
I really enjoyed reading your lesson plan. I think it is very creative and can involve each and every student within the classroom. My favorite part of the lesson was when you said that you would place lots of different objects around the room and have the children go around and find an example of one of the objects that they had learned about. I think this is wonderful because it allows everything to be actively involved in the lesson and it also would give you a chance as the teacher to see who is actually understanding what shapes are what and who is not. Furthermore, I also liked how you followed your lesson with a matching activity worksheet. This is another way for the children to get more practice at shapes and another opportunity for you to figure out who needs more work with their shapes. One of my concerns with your activity is wondering how you might make accommodations for children with disabilities. Suppose you had a child with crutches, how might you use the same activity, but make it so that child can pick out an item as well since they need the use of their hands with the crutches? Overall, it appears as if you put a lot of effort into this assignment, good job!
I really enjoyed your lesson plan. I feel that it was a easy and fun way to introduce shapes to your students. My favorite part of your lesson was allowing the children to go around the room and find the different items that were the shapes. Children would absolutely love to do this. I can just image the students getting so excited everytime they found a shape. I also think it is great to get them out of their seats and engaged in an activity.
Using shapes as a learning tool is a great idea. I was just helping a student at Woodlane a few hours ago with shapes. We had many different shapes and simply matching them was a hard enough task. I think your activities are definitely developmentally appropriate. Learning shapes is something students need to learn about, otherwise they will confused frequently. It's great that you are using various learning styles; for student that work best hands-on or those that do better at their desk. I think this is an excellent lesson!
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