Introduction
Hello Kindergarten class! The picture at the top of the page are our new class friends, shapes. Right now you don't know their names yet, but by the end we will correctly know each of their names.
Task
Today you are going to get to be a big helper and help our friend Purpy find his lost shapes!But in order to help Purpy, we must first learn all of the shapes' names. We are going to follow common core standard, K.G.2., and correctly name shapes regardless of their orientaion or overall size.
Process
Step 1
What are the basic shapes?
Watch Gemma in the video below to learn the shape names.
Can you name the basic shapes?
Take what you learned in the video above and practice in the game below.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/preschool/ngames/shapes.htm
Step 3
Do you understand the basic shapes?
Take what you practiced in the game and apply it to the worksheet below. Print out the worksheet, work on it, and then turn it into me!
http://www.commoncoresheets.com/Math/Shapes/Identifying%20Shapes%20Regular/English/1.pdf
Evaluation
| Developing 1 |
Qualified 2 |
Exemplary 3 |
4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students able to identify basic 2D shapes | student beginning to identify 2D shapes | students developed basic 2D shapes | students able to identify some 2D shapes. | students able to identify all 2D shapes. |
Conclusion
Thanks to this quest, you should be able to recognize each of our new classroom friends by their names. Knowing these shapes will help you in the rest of your learning.
Credits
This presentation was made by Allison Porter
I am an aspiring Elementary school teacher. With this being my first webquest to make I hope that it serves as an educational tool to many students in learning about shapes.
Teacher Page
Here is the link to my teachers home page