Comprehension Strategies
Standard
III
Students will
describe, identify, and create geometric shapes and describe spatial
relationships.
Objective 1
Describe,
identify, and create geometric shapes.
a. Identify,
name, draw, sort, and compare circles, triangles, and
parallelograms.
b. Identify and
name spheres, cones, and cylinders.
c. Find and
identify familiar geometric shapes in the studentsÕ
environment.
d. Determine
whether a circle, triangle, square, or rectangle has a line
of symmetry.
Strategy 1: Play
Four Corners. Instead of having
each corner be a number have the corners labeled with a shape. Example, sphere,
cube, cone, and cylinder. Each
corner should be labeled with a shape, have a poster hanging up so the children
can identify their corner. When the person whoÕs it stands in the middle and
calls a shape, those who are in that shapes corner are out.
Materials: Poster of the four geometric shapes
Blindfold
Strategy 2: Give
each student a clipboard, piece of paper, and pencil. Allow the students to walk around the room, and the
playground to find and identify the geometric shapes in their environments. After the allotted amount of time,
bring class back to classroom and share the shapes they found.
Materials:
Clipboards for every student
Blank paper
Pencils
Strategy 3: Split
class up into groups of threes.
Give each group a stack of flash cards that have various shapes and
sizes of everyday objects on them. As a group they need to sort them into piles
of geometric shapes.
Materials: Flash
cards