Jaci's Lesson Plan

W301 Lesson Plan Template

Target Audience of the Lesson:

3rd graders

Big Idea of the Lesson:

To teach students how smaller shapes may fit into bigger ones. To give students knowledge about geometry shapes and sizes

Overall Goal for the Lesson:

-Give each student a tetromino grid and show each small shape that is available. -have each student pick a different shape and give them a stack of that shape. -Have students color each of their shapes differently. Use as many colors as possible. Repeats are allowed. -Explain that each student is going to try and fit all of their shapes into the grid. Tell them that they can flip and twist shapes to fit into the grid. -When they are ready, have them glue in shapes on the grid and watch as they try and work in the shapes.

Indiana Content Standards Addressed: (Copy and paste entire standard from http://www.indianastandards.org/)

3.4.4 Identify common solid objects that are the parts needed to make a more complex solid object. 3.4.5 Draw a shape that is congruent* to another shape.

ISTE CNETS Student Standards Addressed (Copy and paste from http://cnets.iste.org/students/)

Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.