Lesson Plan
Solid Shapes: Identifying 3D Shapes
Introduce your students to 3D solid geometric shapes and encourage them explore their everyday space for these shapes. In this lesson, they will learn to look at a ball as a sphere!
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to identify geometric shapes in objects they use in their daily lives.
Introduction
(10 minutes)- Tell students that today they are going to learn about 3D geometric shapes.
- Show them examples of 2D and 3D shapes, such as a circle and a sphere.
- List all of the names of the shapes that your students will be working on.
- Ask them to name some shapes they see around them.
- Read the book Shapes in Our World by Moira Anderson.
Beginning
- Create and pass out a glossary for students to use with shape names in their home language (L1).
- Review 2D shapes using the shape song or visuals prior to the start of the lesson.
Intermediate
- Introduce 3D shapes by passing out tactile examples for students to explore.
- Ask students to repeat each shape name after you while you display a visual of the 3D shape.