Title: Learning Shapes with the use of Laban Movements Math Topic: Learning Shapes (Circle, Rectangle, Square, Triangle) Grade Level: Kindergarten Materials: Visual aids of shapes with recorded music
Objectives: Students will be able to recognize and identify four different shapes with the use of musical movements. Students will recreate the movement with the respecting shape to the class.
Standards: TEKs: 111.12. Mathematics, Kindergarten (K.9) Geometry and Spatial Reasoning: o The student recognizes attributed of two- and three- dimensional geometric figures. The student is expected to: (C ) Describe, identify, and compare circles, triangles, rectangles, and squares.
Procedures: 1. First, the teacher will explain what the students are going to be learning a. We are going to be learning the following shapes: the circle, triangle, rectangle, and square. Students will be learning the number of sides and corners of each shape by counting and drawing the shape in the air. b. From these particular shapes, students will practice to identify each shape with objects used in our daily life. 2. Secondly, the teacher will create a movement activity in where the student will practice each of the shapes. a. Students will be creating shapes by use of corresponding movements with their bodies for each of the shapes learned. b. During the activity students will be demonstrating Laban movements such as: i. Continuous Flow ii. Quick Time iii. Direct Space iv. Slow Time 3. Finally, the teacher will direct a game that includes the learned topics of movements and shapes. a. Before beginning, the teacher will provide specific directions there shows the different movements for each particular shape. i. Like musical chairs, the students will get in a circle. ii. The teacher will then place a card (at random) at each of the students feet with the card facing down. 1. Each card will have a specific shape for the student to identify by movement (triangle, circle, rectangle, square) iii. When the music starts the students will move (in the direction the teacher chooses) and stop when the music stops. iv. At that time the student will bend down, flip over the card and do the movement the card suggests. 1. Triangle: Fly like an airplane (making a triangle over their head 2. Square: Dance like a robot 3. Circle: bounce like a ball 4. Rectangle: Fly like a flag b. During the game, students will get to demonstrate different movements related to objects that are designed as the shapes learned. c. The game will include figures of the shapes learned, all forming a circle on the ground. Students will dance around the circle along with a recorded song. When the music is stopped, the students will have a chance to demonstrate the specific movement corresponding to the shape, like bouncing like a circular ball.
Assessment: The lesson of the shapes, in its entirety will take around 8 minutes, giving the teacher about 2 minutes for each shape since the students will already have general knowledge of the shapes being reviewed. The teacher will then take around 10 minutes for the movement activity with the children to go over the corresponding Laban movements with each shape. Upon finishing the movement activity, the students will then have another 10 minutes to play the musical shape game. At the end of the lesson and activities, the teacher will ask questions to the students to review the shapes learned. Such as: o How many sides does a rectangle have? o What is a ball shaped like? o How did your body feel when you were waving like a flag? o How did you move your body to be more like a robot made of squares?