Unit 7, Lesson 10
Identify and Describe Solid Shapes
Kindergarten
Preparation
Lesson Purpose
The purpose of this lesson is for students to identify and describe solid shapes.
Lesson Narrative
In previous lessons, students learned the difference between flat and solid shapes and compared the weights or capacities of objects. In this lesson, students are introduced to the names cube, cone, sphere, and cylinder as they build shapes out of clay. While the mathematical names are introduced in this lesson, students are not expected to use the names of solid shapes. Students continue to use their own language to describe the attributes and parts of solid shapes.
- Action and Expression
- MLR8
- Identify (orally) a sphere, a cylinder, a cube, and a cone in known objects in the environment.
- Represent a sphere, a cylinder, a cube, and a cone with clay.
- Let’s make and talk about solid shapes.
Required Materials
Activity 2
Activity 3
Required Preparation
Activity 1
- Each group of 2 students needs solid shapes and a set of the Card Sort Flat and Solid Shapes Cards from a previous lesson.
- Gather a ball, a can, a number cube, and an ice cream cone.
- Create 1 set of cards from the blackline master to display.
Activity 2
- Each group of 2 students needs 4–6 different solid shapes.
Activity 3
- Gather materials from:
- Geoblocks, Stages 1–3
- Counting Collections, Stage 1
- Match Mine, Stage 1
- Shake and Spill, Stages 1–4
Suggested Centers
NoneTeacher Reflection Questions
As students worked with their partners today, whose ideas were heard, valued, and accepted? How can you adjust the group structure tomorrow to ensure each student’s ideas are part of the collective learning?
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