Lesson Plan Supplemental Materials

The children will look for 2D and 3D shapes throughout the day. Teacher will remind them to think of new ways shapes can be used. (While walking in hallway, on the playground, during lunch etc.) Once back inside the room, children will then discuss they ways shapes are used and learn names for shapes. (Ex. Stop signs are octagons, soda cans are cylinders etc.) The class (as a large group) will then list ways shapes can be used. A small group (3 or 4 children) will work together to design blue prints for a structure. Then use recycled items to build the structure.

http://prezi.com/sxoaba5rj6ik/2nd-grade-shapes/?kw=view-sxoaba5rj6ik&rc=ref-30262893



This is a Prezi that will be used to help introduce "shape terms" to the children. It will help children think of ways shapes can be used and build inquiry to the world around them.

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/theme-poems-30044.html


One of the activities planned was to create a poem about a shape. Readwritethink allows the children to choose a shape then write a poem about the shape of their choice.




http://www.wordle.net/

The children will use wordle to complete word clouds about shapes. They can use the poems they made or use news words (2-D and 3-D shape.