I prepared 124 Easter eggs with slips of paper. On the paper, there was either one of the six shapes, the name of one of the six shapes, or environmental pictures the resembled one of the six shapes. A friend and I went and hid all of the eggs out on the playground.
I began the lesson with the story Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh. Then we reviewed the shapes, characteristics, and names of each shape. Then I partnered up the students with another student and provided them with a bag. The students went out on the playground and raced to find all of the eggs.
When the students found all of the eggs and headed back inside, I had them find a place in the classroom, with their partner,open up all of the eggs and lay out the slips of paper. They would group the slips of paper according to characteristics. Once students were done, I went around and checked each group to make sure they understood the shapes and their characteristics.
Tomorrow, I will have the students complete the Post-Assessment test.
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