Shapes Art
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L202
A lesson plan for grades K–1 English Language Arts
In this lesson, one of a five-part unit from Illuminations titled “Mathematics and Children’s Literature,” students participate in activities in which they focus on connections between mathematics and children’s literature. They listen to the poem “Shapes” from Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic, and then recognize, draw, and describe geometric figures.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 3: Geometry - The learner will identify, describe, draw, and build basic geometric figures.
- Objective 3.01: Identify, build, draw and name parallelograms, squares, trapezoids, and hexagons.
Kindergarten
- Goal 3: Geometry - The learner will explore the concepts of geometry.
- Objective 3.01: Identify, build, draw, and name triangles, rectangles, and circles; identify, build, and name spheres and cubes.
- Objective 3.03: Model and use directional and positional vocabulary.
