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Instructor: Emily Kelley Grade Level/Cooperating Teacher: 5

Lesson Title: Polygons Date: 4/10
Curriculum Area: Math Estimated Time: 60 Minutes
Standards Connection:
25.) Understand that attributes belonging to a category of two-dimensional figures also
belong to all subcategories of that category. [5-G3]
Learning Objective(s):
Students will be able to correctly label 5 polygons and identify the 5 as regular or non-
regular polygons with a 90% accuracy.
Learning Objective(s) stated in kid-friendly language:
Class, today we are going to learn all about polygons! We will learn the different types of
polygons and what makes it regular or not regular.
Evaluation of Learning Objective(s):
The students will be given an assessment with 5 polygons on it. They will label what the name
of the polygon is and if it is regular or not regular. The goal is from them to have 90%
correct.
Engagement:
Today we are going to talk about geometry. Who can tell me what geometry is? Yes! It is all
about shapes! And the shapes we are talking about today are polygons. It is really important
to learn about shapes and polygons because they are everywhere! Let's look at some pictures
of real life objects. The teacher will flip through slides of real life objects that are polygons (it
will be refereed to later on in the lesson).
Learning Design:
I. Teaching:
To start off teaching, the teacher will define what a polygon is. That is the definition, now
this shape has to follow rules. Raise your hand if you have to follow rules? That should be
all of us! So let's look at the rules a polygon has to have. The teacher will review rules and
examples and non examples. The students will turn and talk to discuss whether it is a
polygon or not. There is not only one type of polygons, but many types! They all have
different names according to their sides, angles and vertices. The teacher will walk them
through the examples of a triangle- counting the sides angles, and vertices and labeling it a
triangle. The teacher will call students up to the Promethean board to help count the sides,
angles, and vertices of all the other polygons, labeling each one. The teacher will review all
of these shapes and names:
Triangle
Quadrilateral
Pentagon
Hexagon
Heptagon
Octagon
Nonagon
Decagon
Remember those real life examples of polygons? Let's go back to those! The students will
now be able to label the names of the polygons in the every day shapes. Then the teacher
will define regular and not regular polygons. They will turn and talk determining which
examples are real examples or non examples. Then the students will walk through more
examples, assuring the teacher the understand the concept.
II. Opportunity for Practice:
You are all professionals when it comes to labeling polygons, but do you remember why I
said studying shapes is so important? Right! Because it is in everyday life. So now it is time
to put that into practice. The table groups will be their teams. They will go on a scavenger
hunt in the room to find different polygons and determine if it is regular or not regular. The
team with the most wins.
III. Assessment
Congrats to the winners! But you all did great! Now that you saw all these shapes in real
life, this should be a piece of cake! The teacher will give out assessment and give
instructions. There are 5 shapes and they have to label it according to how many sides it has
and then determine whether it is regular or non regular. Turn it in when they are finished.
IV. Closure:
What shapes did we go over today? Polygons, good! Are you going to be on the look out
for polygons all around you? That's awesome! Now as you leave, please rate the lesson
0-10, 0 meaning you didn't understand anything and 10 meaning you completely got it!
Thanks for a great day in class!
Materials and Resources:
Polygon PowerPoint
Projector
Promethium board
Assessment sheet
Differentiation Strategies (including plans for individual learners):
HL- The high level students will go beyond a 10 sided figure.
LL- The lower level students will only focus on sides 3-6 then 7-10. Break it into parts. Also,
provides hands on visuals of polygons for students.
Data Analysis:
The goal of 90% accuracy was not attained by the whole class. That would be only missing 0
or 1 question on the assessment. But 2/3 of the class did meet this goal. The other 1/3 were
retaught the lesson the following day.
Reflection:
This lesson seemed to really click with the students. It helped to relate the shapes to real life
objects. Continue to focus on connecting classroom material to the real world, especially in
math. It shows its importance. The teacher had little polygons shapes in her classroom that I
was not aware of until after the lesson, but I would've loved to incorporate that into my
lesson to make it more hands on and visual.
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