ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 
       
      Geometry 
      Lesson Plans 
       
      A Practical Guide For Educators 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
          
          
          
          
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      This is a set of lesson plans that complement the app ‘Shapes - 3D Geometry Learning’ on the 
      iPad,  Android  tablet  or  desktop  computer.  These  are  suggested  devices  to  use  in  the 
      classroom, but teachers may use also other Android or iOS mobile devices. An experienced 
      educator who has taught every single grade ranging from kindergarten to twelfth grade wrote the 
      lesson plans. Too often teachers find an app they like but are unable to find the time to align it 
      with the curriculum that they are required to teach. Our intent with these plans is to allow the 
      teachers using them to be able to access the lesson plans and seamlessly integrate the plans 
      into their teaching. 
       
       
       
      The ‘Shapes’ lesson plans are divided into two groups, one set of lesson plans for younger 
      students and one set of plans for older students. This is the younger students set of plans which 
      can be used with elementary children and these are lessons one through six. For the teachers of 
      younger children there are lessons for kindergarten, grade one, grade two, grade three, grade 
      four, and grade five. 
       
       
       
      The lesson plans are ready to use in the classroom. The purpose of these lessons is to encourage 
      the acquisition of various math skills through creative play. These lessons cater to students who have 
      a variety of learning styles and emphasize visual learning as well as hands-on kinesthetic activities. 
      Each lesson plan has the same organizational structure. There is a lesson title. The next element in 
      the lesson objective which is in the SWBAT format, students will be able to followed by an action verb 
      related to learning. Most lessons in the set have more than one lesson objective with action verbs 
      from Bloom’s Taxonomy. The third element of each lesson is the Common Core State Standards to 
      which they are aligned. Next there is an activity title followed by a list of materials needed to teach the 
      lesson and suggested amount of time/number of classes that the teachers should use to teach the 
      lesson. After that there is an activity description which explains how to execute the lesson. Finally, 
      each lesson ends with the supporting worksheet. 
       
       
       
      The benefit of using these lessons is not only that you will be teaching your students math lessons 
      and skills that are aligned to the Common Core State Standards, but you will also see high levels of 
      engagement in your classroom. This current generation of students who sit in our classrooms are 
      digital natives and they respond well to instruction that infuses technology into the lesson plans. 
       
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            If your classroom is equipped with iPADs using ARKit you may use Augmented 
            Reality  features  with  which  students  can  place  solids  on  their  desks  and 
            examine them in 3D.  
          
                                        
             “Shapes - 3D Geometry Learning” app is integrated with Schoolwork app 
            available  on  iPads.  Schoolwork  helps  you  easily  distribute  and  collect 
            assignments,  keep  an  eye  on  student  progress  in  educational  apps,  and 
            collaborate one on one with students from anywhere, in real time. 
                                        
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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          LESSON ONE 
          Using Shapes in Kindergarten 
           
           
           
           
          Teachers using Shapes at the kindergarten level could use the following lesson objectives in 
          their lesson plans: 
          •      SWBAT develop math readiness skills as they are introduced to shapes and colors 
          •      SWBAT recall the names of different basic shapes such as squares, circles and triangles 
          •      SWBAT compare and contrast a 2d vs. a 3d shape 
                   
                   
                 This lesson relates to the following Common Core State Standards: 
                 Identify and name shapes. 
                  
                  
                 CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.A.2 
                  
                 Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. 
                  
                 CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.A.3 
                  
                  
                 Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional 
                 ("solid"). 
                  
                 Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes. 
                  
                 CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.B.4 
                  
                 Analyze  and  compare  two-  and  three-dimensional  shapes,  in  different  sizes  and 
                 orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, parts 
                 (e.g., number of sides and vertices/"corners") and other attributes (e.g., having sides of 
                 equal length). 
                  
                  
                 CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.B.5 
                  
                 Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay 
                 balls) and drawing shapes. 
                  
                 CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.B.6 
                  
                  
                 Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes. For example, "Can you join these 
                 two triangles with full sides touching to make a rectangle?" 
                       
                       
                       
                                                  
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