**Lesson Plan: Shapes and Patterns**
**Year Group**: Year 1
**Duration**: 60 minutes
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**Learning Objectives:**
1. Identify and name common 2D shapes: circle, triangle, square, rectangle.
2. Understand and create simple patterns using colours and shapes.
3. Develop an awareness of shapes in the environment.
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**Materials Needed:**
- Shape cut-outs (circles, triangles, squares, rectangles)
- Coloured paper
- Glue sticks
- Scissors (child-safe)
- Worksheets with patterns
- Interactive whiteboard or large paper and markers
- A variety of objects from the classroom
- Pattern blocks or tiles
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**Lesson Outline:**
**Introduction (10 minutes)**
1. **Greeting and Register** (2 minutes)
- Welcome students and take the register.
2. **Introduction to Shapes** (8 minutes)
- Use the interactive whiteboard or large paper to draw a circle, triangle, square, and rectangle.
- Ask students if they can name each shape.
- Briefly discuss the properties of each shape (e.g., a triangle has three sides).
**Activity 1: Shape Identification (10 minutes)**
1. **Shape Hunt** (5 minutes)
- Ask students to look around the classroom and identify objects that match the shapes discussed.
- Objects might include a clock (circle), a door (rectangle), or a piece of art (square or triangle).
2. **Shape Sorting Game** (5 minutes)
- Hand out shape cut-outs and ask students to sort them into groups: circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles.
**Activity 2: Introducing Patterns (15 minutes)**
1. **Explanation of Patterns** (5 minutes)
- Discuss with students what a pattern is. Use examples on the interactive whiteboard, such as alternating colours (red, blue, red, blue) or shapes (circle, square, circle, square).
2. **Pattern Creation** (10 minutes)
- Provide coloured paper and shape cut-outs.
- Students create their own simple patterns on a worksheet or piece of paper, using at least two different shapes and colours.
**Activity 3: Hands-On Activity (15 minutes)**
1. **Patterns with Objects** (15 minutes)
- Using pattern blocks or tiles, have children create their own patterns.
- Encourage them to change the sequence and use different shapes.
- Pair up students and ask them to describe their patterns to each other.
**Conclusion (10 minutes)**
1. **Review and Reflect** (5 minutes)
- Recap the key points from the lesson: identifying shapes and creating patterns.
- Ask students to share their favourite shape or pattern they made today.
2. **Q&A Session** (5 minutes)
- Open the floor for questions from students.
- Encourage them to ask anything they found interesting or confusing about the lesson.
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**Assessment:**
- Observe students during activities to ensure they can identify and name shapes.
- Check worksheets and patterns created by students for understanding.
- Ask questions to gauge comprehension and provide immediate feedback.
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**Differentiation:**
- **For Higher Achievers**: Introduce more complex patterns or additional shapes like hexagons and pentagons.
- **For Lower Achievers**: Provide additional support and use simpler patterns.
- **Special Needs**: Offer one-on-one assistance and break down tasks into smaller, manageable steps.
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**Homework:**
- Ask students to find and draw three different shapes they see at home or on their way to school and create a simple pattern using those shapes.
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**Follow-Up:**
- Review students' homework in the next lesson.
- Plan subsequent lessons involving 3D shapes and more complex patterns.
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End of Lesson Plan