Shapes

Students will use the Kid Pix Studio Deluxe computer software program to draw a circle, square, rectangle, and triangle. They will be instructed to make the shapes a certain color and size. Then they will print their work.

A lesson plan for grade K Mathematics

By Di Small

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• Learn more about KidPix, mathematics, shapes, and technology skills.

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Learning outcomes

Students will learn:

• how to open a computer program.
• how to open a file and retrieve a template.
• how to draw a circle using the circle tool and the shift key.
• how to draw a square using the square tool and the shift key.
• how to draw a rectangle using the square tool.
• how to draw a triangle using the straight-line tool.
• how to make their shapes a certain color and color.
• how to type their name.
• how to print their work.

Teacher planning

Time required for lesson

30 minutes

Technology resources

• computers
• Kid Pix Studio Deluxe software program
• printer

Pre-activities

• In whole group instruction, discuss the attributes of circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles. Ask students to describe the likenesses and differences among the four shapes.
• Let students practice drawing these shapes in the air, on the chalkboard, and on paper.
• Students will look for and identify these shapes in the classroom, on the playground, and in other parts of the school.

Activities

Day 1

(40 minutes)
Kindergarten students go to the school computer lab with their 4th grade “Reading Buddies.” They will each work at a computer with a 4th grade student. The older students have been asked to demonstrate to the kindergarteners how to use the straight-line tool and the circle and square tools to draw the 4 shapes and how to change the colors and sizes of the shapes. Then, the kindergarteners will practice drawing the shapes and making them different sizes and colors, with their 4th grade “buddy” assisting.

Day 2

(40 minutes)
Kindergarteners go to the computer lab with the classroom teacher and the technology teacher. Each student works at a computer. They log in and open the Kid Pix Studio Deluxe software program. The classroom teacher and the technology teacher review on the computer video projector how to draw a circle, square, triangle, and rectangle and how to change their size and color. The children practice at their computers.

Day 3

(1 hour)
The teacher calls small groups of children over to the classroom computers during Center Time. The teacher demonstrates how to open a file and how to print a picture. Children practice these steps.

Day 4

(1 hour)
The teacher calls 3 children at a time to work at the classroom computers during Center Time. The Kid Pix Studio Deluxe software program is open at each computer. Students are instructed to:

• go to file
• open a picture
• go to the network-drive
• open a template (see attachment)
• type their name at the top
• follow the printed instructions for drawing shapes and making them a certain size and color
• print their work

Assessment

• The teacher will assess the printed work of each student.
• The teacher will give one-on-one help to any child that does not get 75% percent accuracy (3 out of the 4 shapes).
• Each student will be able to type his/her name (by clicking the cursor at the top of the screen) with 100% accuracy.

Supplemental information

The attachment below is a Kid Pix template. Save the attachment to a disk and open in Kid Pix Deluxe OR you can open the same attachment as a jpg file.