Lesson Plan Math Theme: Heroes Domain: Aesthetic, Affective, Cognitive, Language, Physical, Social Activity Name: Tool

Shapes Goals: Mathematics, Standard B: Mathematical Thinking B.EL. . E!plores, recogni"es an# #escri$es, shapes, an# spatial relationships. Theatre, Standard E: Theatre Production E.%.& 'se props or furniture to create an environment for #rama an# create a character (ith costume pieces. !"ectives: Stu#ents (ill ans(er )uestions a$out Community Helpers. Stu#ents (ill ans(er )uestions a$out the tools that helpers use on the *o$. Stu#ents (ill (or+ colla$oratively in a group (ith other peers. Stu#ents (ill i#entity the shapes they foun# in the tools. Stu#ents (ill participate in class #iscussion an# activity.

Student Assessment: Stu#ents (ill $e o$serve# on: Ho( they (or+ (ith peers. Ho( creative they are (ith tools of Community Helpers. A$ility of i#entifying shapes on the tools. Stu#ents (ill (rite in their (ee+ly *ournal (hat they learne# #uring the activity. The *ournals (ill $e collecte# at the en# of the (ee+ to $e assesse#. #ontent: ,#entifying shapes on the tools that Community Helpers use for their *o$s. Materials: -ournals, Pencil, .ifferent shapes /circle, triangle, s)uare, rectangle0 ,magination, Smile $nstructional Strategies: 1uestioning, Scaffol#ing, Tas+ Analysis Procedures:
Time 23 minutes Activity ,ntro#uction:

237&3 minutes

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Activity: Have the chil#ren thin+ of a Hero8Community helper. /They can9t say (ho it is.0 Have them thin+ of the tools that they use (hen they are at (or+. 6hat are some shapes (e see on these tools5 /E!ample: Crossing guar# uses a octagon for a stop sign.0 The chil#ren nee# to thin+ of a (ay to sho( the other stu#ents ho( the tool is use# (ithout using a (or#. The chil#ren (atching have to guess (hat Hero8Community Helper that chil# is preten#ing to $e. They (ill #o this in small groups at first. After all the stu#ents have #one their Hero, then they nee# to fin# a (ay that the Heroes are connecte# or have something in common. :nce they have figure# out (hat the Heroes have in common, the group (ill perform it to the other groups. The groups (ill have to guess (hat each chil# is preten#ing to $e, (hat #o they have in common an# (hat tool they ma#e (ith their shape/s0. /;or e!ample: :ne group may fin# out that each Hero helps chil#ren in some (ay an# they each are helping a chil#.0 #losure: .iscussion )uestions. 6rite in the *ournals (hat (e #i# an# (hat they learne#.

4evie( a$out the #ifferent Community Helpers (e have $een tal+ing a$out in class. Ho( are they heroes5 6hat are some tools that these helpers use in their *o$s5 6hat are the shapes (e see on these tools5

Discussion %uestions: 6hat (ere some of the heroes8community helpers (e tal+e# a$out to#ay5 6hat tools #o they use5 Ho( #o they use them5 6hat shapes #i# (e i#entify (ith those tools5