Lesson 2: Shapes

Lesson 2: Shapes

Objectives:
Language Arts- Listens to poems, rhymes, & songs.
Social Studies- Makes decisions/choices about what they want.
Science- Use attributes (color and size) to identify/describe objects.
Math- Recognize simple shapes; triangle, circle, square, and rectangles.

Materials:
Shapes (Soft Shapes) by: Innovative Kids
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781584760108&itm=11
Foam shapes: circles, triangles, squares, rectangles, and hearts
Instruments (circle: drum/tambourine/cymbals, triangle: triangle,
rectangle: harmonica/xylophone, square: square woodblock with mallet)
http://orchestore1.stores.yahoo.net/
Sentence Strips
Large pictures of shapes (circle, square, rectangle, and triangle) (clip art or Ellison press)
Parachute or large sheet
Chart paper with song “Shapes, Shapes”
velcro

Procedures:
Students are seated in a circle.
Teacher shows students pictures of each shape (circle, square, rectangle, and triangle) and identifies the shapes by name and sign. http://commtechlab.msu.edu/Sites/aslweb/browser.htm
(Students with visual impairments should hold each foam shape as the teacher identifies them.)
Then the teacher introduces the song “Shapes, Shapes” sung to “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” to the students.
Add a parachute to the middle of the circle and practice pulling the parachute up and down. Then add foam shapes to the center of the parachute and sing the song “Shapes, Shapes” while pulling the parachute up and down. Ask the students if they want to do the activity again. Repeat as necessary.

The teacher then reads the book Shapes to the students. The book has removable shapes that the teacher can hand out to the students (asking the students which shape they would like giving them a choice of two) and then as she/he reads the book, can put them back into the book.
After reading Shapes, the teacher hands out sentence strips with four of each foam shapes velcroed on to the strip to each student. The teacher then prompts the students to touch the circle, touch the square, touch the triangle, and touch the rectangle, assisting the students as needed. Then the students can then be split into smaller groups depending on their abilities for more individualized activities.

Exploration:
Students are introduced to instruments of each shape and given time to explore the instruments. The students can sing the “Shape” song again and insert each shape name as they explore the instruments.

Imitation:
The students have their sentence strips with shapes and the teacher takes all of the shapes off but one. The teacher then gives the student an identical shape for the student to match to the shape on their strip. Or the teacher can put out two shapes the student has to choose from to match with the one on their strip. This is where technology can be incorporated and a Go Talk 4 or No Touch Talker could be used for shape identification.
http://www.inclusive.co.uk/catalogue/index.html

Application:
The students have their sentence strips and the teacher takes all the shapes off. The students are then told to put all of the circles on the strip. The students must select the circles from a set with mixed shapes but multiple circles. This is repeated for each shape. *The teacher could hold up shapes and ask the students to identify them by name or sign (technology incorporation).


“Shapes”
Shapes, Shapes falling down.
Falling on the ground.
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes, Shapes,
Falling on the ground.