This document outlines a lesson plan to teach first grade ESOL students about three-dimensional geometric shapes using Web 2.0 tools. The objective is for students to be able to describe six shapes by their attributes using a sentence frame, such as "An ice cream cone is a cone because it has a circular base with a vertex on top." The teacher will model completing sentences about shapes using a slide presentation with pictures and sentence frames. Students will then practice describing shapes to their partners. The presentation may engage students but requires time to create and limits assessment of learning to teacher observation.

1. Three Dimensional Geometric
Shapes
• Will using Web 2.0 tools strengthen academic
language and encourage oral practice for my
second language learners during our first
grade study of three dimensional geometric
shapes?
• What will be the objective?
• What Web 2.0 tools will be the most
effective?

2. Academic Language Objectives
• Content area: Geometry
• ESOL language goal: Describing People, Places,
Things
• Content: Students will be able to describe six
three dimensional shapes by their attributes
using a sentence frame.
• Language goal (function): Nouns and Articles
• Language objective (form)
– Beginning: The (object) is a (three dimensional shape).
– Intermediate: The (object) is a (shape) because it has
(adjective) (noun).

3. Modeling
• I will use a picture of a three dimensional
shape.
• A sentence frame will be placed underneath.
• I will model naming the three dimensional
shape and completing the sentence frame.
• Students will confer with their partners and
practice completing the sentence frame.

4. Model
An ice cream cone is a cone.
An ice cream cone is a cone because it has a circular base with a vertex
on top.

5. tipi
A ___________ is a ____________.
A ___________ is a ____________ because it has ________________.

6. Christmas ornament
A ___________ is a ____________.
A ___________ is a ____________ because it has ________________.

7. Sugar cube
A ___________ is a ____________.
A ___________ is a ____________ because it has ________________.

8. Pop can
A ___________ is a ____________.
A ___________ is a ____________ because it has ________________.

9. Egyptian pyramid
An ___________ is a ____________.
An___________ is a ____________ because it has ________________.

10. Tissue box
A ___________ is a ____________.
A ___________ is a ____________ because it has ________________.

11. Would this presentation accomplish
the objective?
Pros
• The novelty of a slide
presentation may engage all
the learners.
• The sentence frames
repetitive nature may
encourage oral practice and
success.
• It is a lesson to be used after
studying the shapes and their
attributes.
• Could add pictures of shapes
that are not available as realia.
Cons
• Time costs in creating.
• Student accountability to
complete assignment.
• Timing of slides so students
can be engaged.
• May be limited to teacher
observation in regard to
assessment of student
learning.