Sentence Strips
Construction Paper Letters
Plastic Mirrors
Art Paper
Scissors
Glue
Pencils, Markers, or Crayons
Chalk
Math Journal: Notebook or other type of teacher generated forms
Computer: Multimedia
Printer
Browser
Lesson IV
Title: Reflect On This
Grade Level: 1-3
Subject: Mathematics // Geometry; Listening ; Reading Comprehension
Learner Outcomes: Student will:
Materials:
T - Chart
Ellison Die Cut Machine to cut letter patterns
Ellison Die Cut Machine to cut basic geometric shapes
Overhead Projector
M is for Mirror: Find The Hidden
Pictures: by Duncan Birmingham
Sentence Strips
Construction Paper Letters
Plastic Mirrors
Art Paper
Scissors
Glue
Pencils, Markers, or Crayons
Chalk
Math Journal: Notebook or other type of teacher generated forms
Computer: Multimedia
Printer
Browser
Technology/ Tools / Courseware:
James Discovers Math: Publisher: Broderbund
Data Wonder: Publisher Broderbund
Tabletop or Tabletop Jr: Publisher Broderbund
Word Processing Program: (Children’s
Writing and Publishing, Magic Slate, Publisher: Sunburst or other
program
as available)
Ellison Die Cut Machine (for cutting shapes and letters)
Computer: Multimedia
Printer
Browser
Teacher Notes:
Cut construction paper letters prior to beginning of lesson. Cut shapes for matching activity. Prepare T-Chart, overhead transparency or poster.
Procedures:
1. Paper Folding Story: i.e. "The Wind and The Red Paper
Square" or " The Funny Shaped
Family." (ex. Paper Stories; by Jean Stangl,
Fearon Teacher Aids/ David S. Lake Publishers)
2. Discovery lesson. Distribute various shapes which have been cut into
mirror images. Allow students time to move
around the room until they find their mirror image.
Discuss the shape which has been made.
3. Provide students with geometric shapes. Students fold shapes
to locate the lines of symmetry. Circles, squares,
rectangle, equilateral triangle, trapezoid, hexagon,
and rhombus. Refer to Pattern Block
Symmetry Worksheet.
4. Allow students to explore and discover aspects of each shape.
Group discussion. Close this section of the lesson with
a review of what we have learned about the shapes,
record information on T- Chart A poster size
T-Chart could be constructed on which the students
could tape their individual shapes.
5. Construct footprint butterflies. Provide students with art
paper. Have students trace their shoes onto art paper.
(Younger students may need to take shoes off to
trace them) This could become an activity to be completed with the
help of an older peer tutor. Children trace their
right shoe on the left side of the paper and their left shoe on the right
side of the paper, thus creating the out-turned
wings of a butterfly. Students color butterfly in an original symmetrical
pattern. Add antenna, head, and body to complete.
The head, body and antenna could be constructed of geometric shapes.
6. Distribute alphabet letters which have been cut prior to lesson using
an Ellison Die cut machine. Have students explore,
folding letters to locate lines of symmetry.
7. Record in Math Journals information about letters and shapes.
8. Constructing Name Reflection Creatures. Provide students with
art paper. Fold the paper lengthwise creating a long
fold line on which to write student names.
(Younger students may need a line in place to guide writing as well as
a
chalk line to identify the fold. Older
students write names in cursive.) Cut outside the lines of the letters
in the name,
without cutting the letters apart. Open
paper on the fold. The name creature will be revealed. Attach
on contrasting
art paper. Students may add to the design.
Extension of activity could include writing several sentences about the
individual Name Reflection.
9. Distribute Letter Worksheet
and plastic mirrors. Students will locate and draw lines of symmetry
on the letter which are
symmetrical. Use this paper as an assessment
of the children’s abilities to identify and draw lines of symmetry.
Modifications:
Adjust the lesson to meet the individual needs. Visually Impaired students can experience symmetry with the assistance of peers or parent volunteers, including folding paper and exploring the matching sides. Multiple Handicapped, MI, or EMI students, peer tutors, cross grade tutors, parent volunteer, or instructional aides would assist during the assignments.
Enrichment:
WEB Sites:
Geometric shape
activities
Kids Domain Activities:
Symmetry Lesson Plan:
Place other books pertaining to symmetry in a reading or exploring
center.
Gifted students could use pattern blocks or unifix cubes to construct
designs to view in a mirror and later transfer to paper.
Vocabulary:
Circle: A circle is a round closed shape.
Square: A square is a polygon with 4 equal sides and 4 vertices.
Triangle: A triangle is a polygon with 3 sides and 3 vertices.
Rectangle: A rectangle is a polygon with 4 sides, 4 vertices,
with opposite sides that have
Hexagon: A hexagon is a polygon with six sides and six
vertices.
Vertices: Part of a polygon where 2 sides meet.
Sides: A line segment in a figure or surface of a shape.
Corners: Part of a polygon where 2 sides meet.
Attribute: An attribute is a characteristic that belongs
to a shape.
Symmetry: A balanced arrangement of parts on either side
of a line or around a central point.
Alphabet: All the letters of a language arranged in order.
Extension:
Read and create symmetrical patterns from Paper Stories. (See Resource) Read It Looked Like Spilt Milk, discuss the shapes found in the book, especially those that are symmetrical. Give each child an 81/2 x 11 sheet of dark blue paper. Fold the paper in half hamburger style. Open the paper and with a plastic medicine dropper have each child gently squeeze 6-8 drops of while paint on the paper. Refold the paper in half and gently apply pressure to the outside of the paper. Carefully open the folded paper to observe the symmetrical picture that was created. Each child will then write descriptive paragraph (3-5 sentences depending on the level) about the shape that was created. The children use the word processor to finalize their paragraph. Glue the paragraph on the shape the child created. These pictures can be displayed, laminated and bound into a class book, and used for several areas of assessments.
Evaluation:
Evaluation will be taken from teacher observations, kid watching sheets, participation in class discussion, final art activities, creative writing activities, participation in classroom activities, and related graphing activities.
State Standards:
West Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives
Math: 1.31, 1.32, 2.30, 3.37, 3.38
Listening: 1.1, 2.5
Reading Comprehension: 1.21, 2.19, 3.15
References/Resources:
Teacher Created Worksheet:
T-Chart
Alphabet Sheet
Literature:
Look Twice by Duncan Birmingham
Make A Bigger Puddle Make a Smaller
Worm by Marion Walter
Reflections by Ann Jonas
Look at Annette by Marion Walter
It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles
C. Shaw
Round Trip by Ann Jonas
M is for Mirrors by Duncan Birmingham
Paper Stories by Jean Stangl:
David S. Lake Publishers
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Created By:
Jeanne Beard
Linda Hull
Connie Miragliotta
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