Kindergarten Content Preview
Unit 11
Opening:
- Use the Chatterpix activity described below as an opener for your class. If you are not comfortable with the chatterpix activity, students can take pictures of the shapes that they found and use sentence stems to write "I can see a _______"
- Or use the Little Miss Geometry Activity as seen in the video below:
Optional Unit 11 Activities
Pattern Barrier Game
Students use a grid and put a divider to separate their grid from their partners grid.
Partner A places shapes in the grid in front of them.
Partner A then uses formal geometric language to describe attributes of the shape goes in the grid spaces.
As a challenge, students can name only the attributes without being able to use the actual name of the shape.
Remove the divider to see if the grids match.
Directions, grid, and sentences here:
https://www.k-5mathteachingresources.com/support-files/pattern-block-barrier-game.pdf
Building Shapes
Shapes in a Cup
Examples:
- In my cup I have two shapes. The shapes have 8 sides in all. Which two shapes do I have in my cup?
- In my cup I have two shapes. The shapes have 7 corners in all. Which two shapes do I have in my cup?
Shape Hunt with Chatter Pix
- Students look for shapes around the room and take a picture of the shape they found.
- Using Chatterpix, students then can use the sentence stem, "I can see a" have the students pause here as they count backwards from 10 to 0 in their head before saying the shape that they made. This will allow you to use the the kids chatterpix images as an energizer!
- never used chatterpix? Request a DLC to come and help you with this lesson!
Pattern Bock Snowflakes or Flowers
Shape Headbands
The student places shape or real object cards on their headband. The student wearing the headband has to guess the shape while their partner gives clues about the shape (use sentence stems if needed).
Click here and scroll to pages 5-7 for shapes to use with this game: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wmix4WMR_sOOnuiZicnYQ4eWLADPJc_y8cZYCOn3p40/edit?usp=sharing
Literature Connection:
The Shape of Things
Read the Story "The Shape of Things" (Also listed below from youtube)
Have students create their own shape and sentence.
Find directions and a paper for the picture/writing sample here:
https://www.k-5mathteachingresources.com/support-files/the-shape-of-things.pdf
1. Guided Math
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1z-AXQta-Mkx8X8TxxEYm3yJYCBsvZ0ZH3OJ14r_fepc
3. Review/Preview:
- Exploring two dimensional shapes in 3D shapes: This gives the students a preview of what is to come in the next unit by recognizing shapes in three dimensional shapes. Students press part of a three dimensional shape into playdough to see an outline of a two dimensional shape.
Fluency:
- This is a great opportunity to use any of the activities listed in the previous content previews that your students need additional practice with.
- I love math (Group of students, One student walks around and plays a round with each student, then sits down and next student goes)
- Salute (one more, one less than your number)
- Rolling dice (double, sum to 10, ten more, roll 2 and build a two digit number)
- Draw a card, build a number with manipulatives, draw, and write the number.
Closing:
- Class Share with predictable chart
- Class Journal
- Personal journal
- Partner talks
- Self assessment