Erasmus+ arteducation.eu Shapes and volumes 1 Elementary PT

1. Unit: Shapes and Volumes
Class:6thD (Évora, Portugal) / Level: Elementary
Subjects: Art and English
Teachers: Maria José Diogo and Lina Bolas
Number of lessons: 1
Competences:
- identifying and naming 2D shapes
- identifying shapes in familiar contexts
- exploring the environment to discover familiar shapes
- describing things/animals according to their shapes
- using simple shapes in practical problem solving
- using different visual elements to create meaningful compositions
Content
Language/Terminology
(words and phrases)
Main target knowledge
- circle, square, triangle, rectangle,
oval, diamond, pentagon, hexagon,
star, heart
- Look around… what shapes can
you see?
- What does a (circle) remind you
of?
- What can you draw with a
(triangle) and a (circle)?
- Which shapes would you use to
draw a (fish)?
2D shapes
Graphic representation using
simple shapes
Process
Activities / Tasks Types of interaction
Listening to the Shapes Song 2 and
watching the pictures to learn their
names in English.
Whole class

2. Singing the song and labeling the
shapes.
Matching the shapes with their
names, on the board, to correct
the individual work.
Drawing shapes in the air and
guessing them (TPR).
Watching around and
brainstorming about the shapes of
common things and animals.
Going to the Arts room to
represent animals with the shapes
in the song.
Drawing animals in squared paper.
Painting, cutting and joining the
shapes together.
Individual work
Teacher – Students / Student-
student
Teacher – Students
Individual work
Pair and group work
Resources / Materials
Computer, projector, board, youtube (song), handout
Squared paper, drawing material, measuring material, cardboard, paint,
scissors
Assessment
The assessment is aimed at the process. Students are asked if they had
fun, what they liked most and what they didn’t like.
Credit to
Kids TV 123 (youtube) for the song