**Kindergarten Mathematics Lesson Plan: Shapes and Patterns**
**Lesson Title:** Shapes and Patterns
**Grade Level:** Kindergarten
**Duration:** 45 minutes
**Objective:**
Students will be able to:
1. Identify basic shapes: circle, square, triangle, rectangle.
2. Recognize and create simple patterns using shapes.
**Materials:**
- Shape cutouts (circles, squares, triangles, rectangles) in different colors
- Shape stickers
- Pattern blocks
- Chart paper
- Markers
- Glue sticks
- Worksheets with shape patterns
- Smartboard or whiteboard
- Storybook related to shapes (optional)
**Common Core Standards:**
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.2: Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.B.4: Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.B.5: Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components and drawing shapes.
**Introduction (10 minutes):**
1. **Greeting and Warm-Up:**
- Greet students and have them gather on the carpet.
- Quick review of shapes by showing flashcards of a circle, square, triangle, and rectangle. Ask students to name each shape.
2. **Read Aloud:**
- [Optional] Read a storybook that involves different shapes (e.g., "Round is a Tortilla" by Roseanne Greenfield Thong). Discuss the shapes observed in the story.
**Direct Instruction (10 minutes):**
1. Explain the objective for the lesson: Today, we will learn about shapes and how to make patterns with them.
2. Use the Smartboard/whiteboard to draw each shape and label them.
- Circle
- Square
- Triangle
- Rectangle
3. Discuss the characteristics of each shape (e.g., a circle is round, a square has four equal sides, etc.).
**Guided Practice (10 minutes):**
1. Show students how to create a simple pattern using shape cutouts.
- Example: Circle, Square, Circle, Square
2. Ask students to help complete a pattern on the board.
3. Pass out shape cutouts to each student and have them practice making their own patterns at their tables.
**Independent Practice (10 minutes):**
1. Provide worksheets with incomplete shape patterns for the students to finish. Encourage them to say the pattern aloud as they complete it (e.g., "Circle, Square, Circle, Square").
2. Circulate around the room to provide support and check for understanding.
**Interactive Activity (5 minutes):**
1. Have students pair up and take turns drawing a simple pattern on chart paper using markers.
2. Encourage them to share their patterns with the class.
**Closure (5 minutes):**
1. Gather students back on the carpet.
2. Review the shapes and ask students to share one pattern they created today.
3. Praise their efforts and summarize the key points: today we learned about different shapes and how to create patterns with them.
**Assessment:**
- Informal observation during guided practice and independent practice.
- Review completed worksheets to check for understanding of shapes and patterns.
- Listen to students’ explanations during the closure to assess their grasp of the concepts.
**Extension Activities:**
- Provide shape stickers for students to create their own patterns in a notebook.
- Shape scavenger hunt: Ask students to find objects in the classroom that match the shapes learned in the lesson.
- Use pattern blocks to build shape patterns and more complex shapes during math centers or free play.
This lesson plan integrates storytelling, hands-on activities, and collaborative work to engage Kindergarten students in identifying and creating shapes and patterns.