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Date October 27th, Student Miss.Yasmin Ibrahim

2015 teacher
Time 8:00-8:45am School RAK Academy, PYP
curriculum
MST name Ms. Estelle Baxter Grade Year one
level
Lesson theme Geometry, 2 D Number 25 students
Shapes of
students
CCSS Standards:
Identify and describe shapes.
Analyze, compare, create and compose shapes.
Main Lesson Aims:
Describe 2D shapes by using geometric terms.
Classify, sort and create shapes according to obvious properties.
Materials
teacher books ---
student book(s) ---
worksheets/ papers 2d shapes worksheet, eight A3 papers, colorful A5
papers
teacher materials Shapes flash cards
student materials/ Geo boards, clays, rubber bands, 2D shapes.
manipulatives
Technology Computer, smart board for
-YouTube, shapes song.
-Online shapes game.
Other Glues, scissors

Key vocabulary with definitions and pictures

Word glossary definition Image
Circle It is a shape made by drawing a
curve that is always the same
distance from a center.
Triangle It is a shape that has three
sides and three angles

Square It has equal sides and every

angle is a right angle (90)

Oval An oval or ovoid is any curve

that looks like an egg or an
ellipse.
Rectangle A rectangle is a four-sided flat
shape where every
2 angle is a
right angle (90)
Hexagon A 6-sided polygon (a flat shape
with straight sides).
 Lesson Schedule

Engage (warm up, review prior knowledge): Time:

-At the beginning of the class, the teacher ask questions about shapes to know
the learners' prior knowledge. Then, she will show the shapes song on the smart 10
board with some questions about the differences between square, rectangle, minut
oval, circle by using the flashcards. es

-The learners share their knowledge about shapes.

After listening to the song, the learners answer teacher's questions about the
song as well as the flashcards.

Core (introduce and practice new concepts & procedures):

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-The teacher will give for each group different activities according to their level. minut
es
1- The high-level learners individually will make shapes by using geo boards
and rubber bands.
2- The middle-level learners in pairs will make a house, mouse, cat, rocket by
using real shapes to draw sizes, and then color, cut , glue them on the
papers.
3- The low-level students individually will use the worksheets' instructions
and clay to make shapes.

Close (wrap up, discussion, brief review activity or assessment):

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-The teacher will show for the students the Shapes Game rules. Then, the minut
teacher will ask students to find the shapes around the classroom. es

-Students who have been chosen by the teacher have to play the game by
matching shapes. After that they have to look for the shapes in the classroom
environment.

References:
Kids Baby Club. (2014, February 24). Shapes Song [Video file]. Retrieved
from http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/preschool/ngames/shapes.htm.

Sheppard Software. (2014). Shapes Game. Retrieved from

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/preschool/ngames/shapes.htm.

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The lesson reflection:

The first lesson I have taught was about 2D shapes. Even though it was my first time to teach year one, I
did not feel nerves, maybe because I used to teach for two years. Overall, the lesson went greatly, and I
could tell that the learners enjoyed and learnt the new concept as well.

Therefore, from my mentor feedback, many things went well during the lesson. Firstly, before teaching
the new topic, I asked students about their prior knowledge of the shapes and example of it from the
classroom. I think checking students' knowledge is very important to check if they are ready for new
information or still need to review the topic. Therefore, I used differentiation approach in my activities
according to students' abilities. I used three different and interesting tasks for each group to caught all
attentions and it worked. In fact, according to Bursuck & Friend (2009), to reach the lesson objectives
for each learner, the teacher required to give different tasks to students depending on their levels. I think
it is the most important to any lesson; otherwise it leads to misbehave if the task was too simple or
difficult for them. According to Harmer (2001), there are some factors lead to behavior problems such as
the task contents, when it is very easy or too hard to do, then the students will show their lack of interest
by misbehaving. To be honest, that is the reason I chose creative and challenging tasks for learners. In
addition, children need to know that mathematics is more than numeracy, the learning math can be fun!
That is the reason I adopted to close my lesson by manipulating the tasks. Additionally, Lee & Pound
(2011), believed that teaching math should be enjoyable and challenging together to ensure that learning
opportunities are gained.

However, the two things went differently than I expected that I forgot to give instructions for the middle
group. As consequence, the students did not start the task and did not move until I noticed them. Even
though I gave instructions for other groups because I know how important is giving instruction, but by a
mistake I forgot the middle group. Also, I did not give the students chance to think about differences
between square and rectangle, I explained it by myself.

In general, students succeed in achieving the lesson objectives because their works proved that. One
thing I would change and consider if I had to teach this lesson again is ensuring that all students know
what exactly to do by giving clear instructions. Next time, I will focus on giving the activities instruction
for all groups, and give students time to think about the topic.

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To sum up, the results were positive at the end of my lesson, and my mentor's feedback was very clear
and beneficial. I learnt that my mentor's feedback is very helpful to know my mistakes and improve
them in coming lessons.

References:

Bursuck, D & Friend, M. (2009). Including Students with Special Needs. United
States of America: Pearson Education.

Harmer, J. (2001). The practice of English language teaching. London: Longman

group.

Lee, T & Pound, L. (2011). Teaching Mathematics Creatively: Learning To Teach In

The Primary School Series. United Kingdom: Routledge.

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Artifacts from the lesson:

Low-level
students activity

High-level
students activity

High-level
middle-level students students activity
activity