Math and Visual Art Integration *The idea of this lesson is courtesy of my kindergarten teacher, Jen Terry :)* This was a fun lesson! It took a little longer than expected, so we broke it into two different lessons. Mrs. Stapel was unable to be there for the first lesson, so we had the help from a great substitute teacher! I gave the students a worksheet with 6 different shapes on it: a quarter-circle, square, triangle, rectangle, half-circle, and trapezoid. I also gave each student a dice. They were instructed to roll the dice for each shape and write the number they rolled next to their shape. Then, with pattern shapes, they traced the shapes onto colored construction paper. For example, if a student rolled a 3 for squares, they would trace 3 squares on colored paper. Once the students had all of their shapes traced on a piece of paper, they cut them out and with their various shapes, formed a design on a blank piece of paper. They could create anything they want with their shapes. Their designs were impressive! On the teaching side of things, I found that giving all directions at the beginning and giving examples was most effective. Students caught on quickly and asked questions when appropriate, which was great! The only hiccup we had was when we found out there were no circle pattern shapes that we could use to trace. Circular stencils would have worked great, but we didn't have those. We were quick on our feet, and used glue sticks and play-dough cans to trace for the circles! Improvising is always a good skill to develop :)
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