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LESSON PLAN ACTIVITY OPTIONS (November)

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From Stormie:

From Stormie:

Fun Snacktime Activity: "Triangle Sandwiches":

Provide squares of bread and cheese slices and small plastic knives. The children cut their square-shaped snacks into triangles. Discuss triangles, pointing out their three sides. Using scissors, the children can also cut their square shaped napkins into triangles but sometimes special instructions are needed or the bread and cheese gets cut with scissors too. Ha!

Shape Sorting: Mix circles, squares, and triangles together (all the same size and color). Place them in the Math Center for children to sort by "shape."

I was taught that: children generally learn to discriminate between circles and squares first, then they can match and identify circles, squares, and triangles.

Tanya or Tommy Triangle: Give each child one large construction paper triangle. Also provide collage materials for creating facial features, arms, legs, hats, etc for a take-home "Tanya or Tommy Triangle."

Language: Triangle Box: You need a box with a lid. At the beginning of the month, cut a fairly large triangle shape from the lid then place it back on the box. Introduce the box to the children. Throughout the month, they can place "triangle items" into the box (pictures brought from home or found at school, their own drawings of triangles, toys, etc). Near the end of the month, discuss all the items in the box during grouptime. Allow each child to speak.
Actually, this can be done with all the shapes.

Pre-Math:Two Triangles = One Square: Give the children two triangles the same size and ask them to make a square from them. To extend the project, give each child 2-3 sets of two triangles in two or three colors. They can match their pieces and even glue them together on paper in the shape of squares.

By the way, if you have any candy corn left over from Halloween, add a tiny triangle treat to snack one day. :-)

Stormie's Games: By the way, would you like a related learning game for your classroom? I offer the "Crazy Shapes" game in the "Teaching Aids" section of "Stormie's Stuff for Teachers.
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From Susie Lampont, Missouri:
Song (Tune: London Bridges):
I have three sides as you can see, you can see, you can see,
I have three sides as you can see, I'm a triangle

From Glenda Thrower, teacher in Maryland: Sing this song while holding a triangle and pointing to and counting the three sides.

Triangle Song
(Tune: Are You Sleeping?)
Here is a triangle, here is a triangle,
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It has three sides, it has three sides
1-2-3, 1-2-3

Making a Multi-Cultural Connection:
To provide a frame of reference, show children where countries are located on your classroom globe or map, and if possible, provide related pictures and books:

From Stormie:
Africa:
Book:
Triangle for Adaora: An African Book of Shapes, by Ifeoma Onyefulu; Meredith Mundy Wasinger, Editor: This is a story about a little girl in Africa searching for a "triangle" in her village, but in addition to shapes, children also learn about Adaora's culture and family life.
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