Shapes Lesson Sequence
Shapes Lesson Sequence
Year:
Term: 2
LESSON 1
Foundation
Learning Intention: Ability to name two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes
Differentiation:
Assessment:
Link to AusVELS:
Activity:
Extension Focus on
three dimensional
shapes, sides and
corners.
Diagnostic assessment
through a brainstorm
to determine students
knowledge
Observations of
students prior
knowledge of shapes
Identify some
features of texts
including events
and characters and
retell events from a
text (ACELT1578)
Discuss with students and define the terms two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes.
Discuss shapes, which students should already know (square, circle, rectangle, triangle)
from portfolio assessment task.
Extend on prior knowledge by discussing a sphere and cube. Compare with a circle and
square
Brainstorm with students what they already know about shapes, where they see shapes etc.
Read picture storybook about shapes The Greedy Triangle
Discuss the key aspects of the book.
What happened in the story, what shapes did we see?
Summarise lesson with students. Discussing the shapes and difference between 2D and 3D
shapes.
LESSON 2
Resources: http://www.justbooksreadaloud.com/ReadToMe.php?vid=GreedyTriangle
Differentiation:
Activity:
Extension - Once
students have learnt
each shape use
descriptions such as
this shape has four
sides.
Assessment:
Link to AusVELS:
Observations of
students ability to
connect shape with its
name.
LESSON 3
Begin the lesson by showing students different pieces of paper cut in different shapes.
Ask students what animal or object has that shape
Prompt students (A dog with spots, wheels on a bus etc.)
Tell students you want to make a picture of a house but you only have circles, squares, triangles
and rectangles. Ask students which shapes they would use. Display on whiteboard.
Introduce craft activity to students students will use different shapes of paper and glue to create
a picture. Students will then be expected to write a sentence about their drawing. Students will be
provided with a worksheet to create their picture on.
The teacher will write the name of the shapes on the board to assist students with their
vocabulary
Student Gallery Students walk around the room and observe each others work ensuring they do
not touch anyone elses.
Resources: Worksheet
Paper shapes
Differentiation:
Assessment:
Students ability to
describe the shapes
they have used in their
picture.
Link to AusVELS:
LESSON 4
Differentiation:
Activity:
Assessment:
Teacher explains to students she has found a treasure box in her house and there are some
special items in it.
Teacher pulls out an item and asks students what it is. Teacher uses prompting questions to make
students consider the shapes in that particular object
How do you know what it is?
Describe what it looks like?
What shapes can you see?
Teacher repeats the above steps for each of the items in her treasure box
Whole class discussion on the shapes they found in the treasure box
Observations of
students ability to
describe the shapes in
different objects
Link to AusVELS:
LESSON 5
Learning Intention: Students will be able to recognise and sort objects based on their
shape
Activity:
Differentiation:
Extension students
can add their own
objects to the jar
Link to previous lesson by telling students more objects have been found which need to be sorted.
Teacher explains the activity and tells students that they must do their best to sort the different
items according to their shape.
Once completed students wait for teacher to mark off their work, provide feedback and assistance
if necessary
Students return to the floor and participate in thumbs up/down closure activity
Teacher asks questions such as did you enjoy activities and students put either thumb up
or down
Was this task hard?
Resources: Assessment Worksheet
Glue
Scissors
Coloured Pencils
Criteria to mark students progress
Assessment:
Performance
assessment task of
students ability to
recognise shapes in the
environment. Criteria to
determine students
learning progress of
this sequence.
Link to AusVELS: