project 15

LESSON PLAN
Grade Level: 2nd
Name: Locating Different Shapes in Our School
Duration: 4 days
Mon- Introduce the project with the driving question. Driving Question: How many shapes can you identify? Spent one hour explaining how to operate digital cameras and how to uploading photos to a computer. Also explain how to create a Google slideshow with pictures.

Tues- Show a YouTube video of different shapes and name of shapes to the students. Allow students to break off into groups and collect pictures of different shapes that they find around the classroom and school. Students should spend no more than 30 minutes collecting pictures of shapes.
Wed- Allow students to upload the pictures to the class computers. Give each group one hour to create a Google slideshow of the images that they collected. Students must also label each picture.

Thur- Allow each group to share the images they found with the class.


Objectives:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.6 With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.

TC2(K-2) Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
TC2(K-2) Use digital environments to exchange ideas with individuals or groups.
MA2010(K) Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to. [K-G1]

Students will work in groups to publish a Google slideshow with images they collect around the school. Each image must be labeled.
Procedures:
After teaching the math portion of the class, I will introduce the math project.
Today I will introduce an upcoming math project called Locating Different Shapes in Our School. The project will take four days.
1.) Prepare students for the assignment by showing them a YouTube video of different shapes and names. Teach them how to operate and upload images with a digital camera. Teach them how to create a Google slideshow.
2.) Divide the class into 4 groups. Allow students to capture pictures of different shapes around the school.
3. Allow students to upload the pictures to the class computer.

4.) Let students create a Google slideshow and present it to the class.

Materials:
computer and digital camera.