Plane Geometric Shapes Tuesday :)

      Today my students worked on forming the shapes with their body and how to sort the shapes according to their characteristics.
      First, I had the students sit in their chairs that formed a circle. I reviewed the vocabulary and shapes with them. I went over the characteristics of each shape by calling on students to tell me what they know about the shape that I was holding in the air.
      Next, I demonstrated how we could form shapes with our bodies. As a class, we demonstrated how we could create a circle and oval by holding hands with the person next to them and move to where it created a circle and oval. Then, I picked students to come to the center of our circle and form a shape by laying down on the floor. I assisted the students to help them come up with ideas on how to form each shape.
     Then, I assigned students with a partner and had them complete a chart with six boxes and characteristics of a shape in each box. The students would cut out the shapes and glue them in the appropriate box. The six shapes names were listed at the top of the chart and they had to write the correct name of each shape in the appropriate box. I checked and conference with the students about the chart when the they were finished.

     When they had been checked, they completed a matching shape game. This game consisted of the shapes and the shape names. One person would complete it first, while the other checks that person; then they switched.
     Then the students completed a worksheet on their own that had them sort and identify shapes. They would color the shapes a certain color and then answer a few questions on the shape's characteristics on that worksheet.
     Before I dismissed them to their special, I had a person from each table to tell me something that they have learned about plane geometric shapes.