The document outlines a lesson plan for a shapes unit for 4-year-olds. The objectives are to identify basic shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle) and draw them following instructions. Children will also draw a monster using shapes as a fast-finishers activity. The plan includes daily routines, reviewing colors, introducing shapes, playing shape games, and a shapes & color dictation activity. Reflections note the children enjoyed learning colors in English and an online shapes game. Changes would use the monster drawing in the next class since no students finished early.

1. Shapes
By Eulàlia Freixa Pedrola
ANT 1 (2012/13)

2. Lesson Plan:
• Title of the unit: Playing with shapes
• Unit of study: Maths - Geometry
• Group: 4 years old children (Pre-school)

3. Learning objectives:
• To identify basic shapes (circle, square, triangle
and rectangle)
• To draw basic shapes following the teacher’s
instructions
• To draw a monster by using basic shapes
(circle, square, triangle and rectangle) [Fast-
finishers activity]
• To describe the monster using the vocabulary
they already know (shapes and colours) [Fast-
finishers activity]

4. Competences involved:
• Linguistic and audiovisual communication
• Mathematical competence
• Data processing and digital competence
• Learning to learn
• Competence in knowledge and interaction with
the physical world

5. What children should
know first?
• Instruction
verbs/actions: listen,
draw, colour…
• Colours: red, blue,
green, yellow, pink,
purple, orange…
• Classroom materials:
pencil, crayons, smart
board, rubber…
What are they
going to learn?
• Square
• Circle
• Triangle
• Rectangle

6. Lesson Developement:

7. • Everyday routines: (10 min)

8. • Reviewing colours: (5 min)

9. • Introducing shapes: (10 min)

10. • Playing with
shapes:
(15 min)
http://eu.ixl.com/math/kindergarten/identify-shapes

11. • Shapes & Colour Dictation: (15 min)

13. Fast-finishers activity:
• Drawing a monster on a paper by using shapes
and colours.
• Learning objectives:
-To draw a monster by using basic shapes
(circle, square, triangle and rectangle)
-To describe the monster using the
vocabulary they already know (shapes and
colours)

14. Reflections:
• Children got excited because they noticed they
knew the colours in English (revision)
• They loved doing an online activity on the smart
board (smth new for them and occasional)
• They got overexcited when doing the online
activity because they realised they were
managing pretty well
• They followed the instructions correctly when
doing the Shapes & Colour Dictation
(assessment)

15. Changes??
• Of course, there can be changes…
since there were no fast-finishers, I would use
the ‘Drawing monster’ activity in the next lesson
to revise what they have learnt and to foster the
new vocabulary.