Jaclyn Turner

Date: April 4, 2016

Lesson: Polygon Art Project (review lesson)
Grade: 3rd
Time: 50 Minutes
Standards:
Reason with shapes and their attributes.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.G.A.1

Understand that shapes in different categories (e.g., rhombuses, rectangles, and

others) may share attributes (e.g., having four sides), and that the shared
attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals). Recognize rhombuses,
rectangles, and squares as examples of quadrilaterals, and draw examples of
quadrilaterals that do not belong to any of these subcategories.
Objective:
Students will be able to draw polygons.
Students will be able to identify triangles, quadrilaterals, and other
polygons.
Materials Needed:
Personal Whiteboards
Large square paper
Ruler
Pencil
Red, blue and green crayons
Beginning (10 minutes):
Review parallel lines, diagonal lines, and polygons. Students will use
their personal whiteboards to draw and identify the different polygons
by name (ex. Quadrilateral, hexagon, or triangle).
I will then introduce the activity by showing an example of the polygon
art project. With them I will count the sides of some of the polygons in
the art, explaining how to identify the different polygons.
Middle (30 minutes):
After students have seen an example of the final product, I will walk
students through making each line. There will be 5 lines total; there
should be at least one set of parallel lines and one diagonal line.
I will instruct students to begin creating their lines with the ruler. Once
they have finished the lines, they can begin identifying and coloring

the polygons that they created.

On the bottom of the paper with the large square, there is a key to tell
students what color each shape should be:
Triangles: blue
Quadrilaterals: red
All other polygons: green
End (10 minutes):
I will end the lesson by challenging students to draw a polygon that is
different from any other polygon that appears in their art project. For
example, if the student only has triangles and quadrilaterals, I would
challenge them to draw pentagon or rhombus. This will be drawn on
the back of their art project and collected to evaluate the students
understanding of polygons.