Lesson Plan Format

Name: Lauren Seaner Date:

Subject: Math Topic: Composing Shapes
Grade: 1st grade Group Size: Learning Center (3-4 students)

Objective:
The learner will be able to create a shape out of composite shapes and identify
properties of the new shapes.

Standards:
1.G.1: Distinguish between defining attributes (e.g., triangles are closed and three
sided) versus non-defining attributes (e.g., color, orientation, overall size); build
and draw shapes that possess defining attributes.
1.G.2: Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids,
triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) and three-dimensional shapes (cubes,
right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to
create a composite shape, and compose new shapes from the composite shapes.

Contextual Factors:
Rollins Place Elementary is located in Zachary, Louisiana. The school contains
students of different races such as, African American, White, Hispanic, and many
more. In the classroom, there are six tables for students to sit with four desks to a
table. There are also six computers the students can use during free time to play
educational games on. The students are grouped more to their level because
during partner reading, students are reading to another person of their level. There
are four students in the classroom that are grouped together because they are
further behind then the other students. The classroom routine is consistent
throughout each day and only alters if there is a conflict at the school. In the first
grade classroom, the children range from six to seven years of age. There are nine
girls and eleven boys in the classroom. The classroom has different races such as
African American and White. There are no children that have an IEP. All children
in the classroom speak English.

Teacher Materials/Resources:
Shape Making Cards
Shape Blocks
Pencils
Blank Printer Paper (students to draw shapes)

Technology Integration:
No technology was used.

Family Community Connection or Extension:

 A family letter will be sent home with the students. Attached to the letter will be
the different shapes and how to form new shapes from composite shapes.
Suggest parents to:
o Use the shape cards to construct the shapes that are provided. (TIP: If not
all composite shapes can be found at home to make the shape, suggest to
the students to draw the composite shapes into the shape on the piece of
paper.
o By visiting: http://pbskids.org/games/shapes/
o Reworking problems on previous worksheets that your child may have
struggled with.

Lesson Procedure and Activities:

This lesson is targeted for a learning center (3-5 students). The teacher can model
the learning center in whole group before centers begin.

Pre-Assessment:
Table numbers will group the students. There are between three and four students
at each table.

Introduction:
Begin by discussing how the learning center is going to work. The teacher can
model the learning center in whole group before centers begin.

Activities:
The teacher introduces the lesson by modeling the learning center for the whole
class.
Students break into groups by table. Students will work with a partner when
constructing shapes.
Students are given the shape making cards and shape blocks. Students are to use
to shape blocks listed to make the shape listed on card.
Students are to fill out information on worksheet about shapes they created.
Students play the game until the students have created all 6 shapes and discussed
their properties.

Closure:
Since it is a learning center, there is no closure to the activity.

Differentiation:
This lesson is appropriate for six to seven year old first graders because they are
building on their knowledge of different shapes and their properties. If students
get the hang of the activity, the teacher can give the partner pair a shape that is not
on the shape cards and see if they can construct the shape without telling them
which composite shapes to use.
 However, for the lower level students, I will start them with easy shapes such as
make a rectangle out of 2 squares and see if they can construct it. If they have
difficulty with it, help them and model what a rectangle looks like. Then discuss
with the group different properties that shape has.

Formative Assessment/Evaluation:
Informal assessment will take place. The teacher will observe the students and
have a checklist with each students name and mark if each child could build the
shape and identify properties of the new shape. For the more advanced students,
an assessment could be if they student was able to construct a shape without given
which composite shapes to use.

Pre-Assessment

Student Name Identify Shape Identify Properties Comments

Formative Post Assessment

Compose Shapes by using Composite Shapes

Name of Student Met Did Not Met Comments

Identify Properties of Shapes

Name of Student Met Did Not Met Comments