Student Lesson Plan - colours and shapes

Lesson Plan

Class: Ages- 5 to 7 Level- Beginner Total Time: 60 minutes

Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to recognize and identify vocabulary for different colours and shapes.

Materials: Construction paper cutouts of all shapes and colours to be learnt (enough for each pair of students to have copies)

Set-Up: Normal class set up

Engage: I Spy. Start off by explanining the game -  “I spy something blue.” And then show them something blue. Do this again and let them guess. Repeat this through all the planned colours and shapes. Then they can take turns. (5-10 min)

Study: Stand at the front of the class with all the shapes in the different colours. Show the class a red square and trace the outline of the square and say “Square,” to the class. Have them repeat this. Show a red triangle to the class and trace the outline of the triangle and say, “Triangle,” to the class. Have them repeat this. Do the same for the circle, rectangle, and diamond. Then go back to the red square, Say “Red square.” Have them repeat this. Show them a blue square, point to it and say “Blue Square.” Have them repeat this. Continue for all shapes and colours until they say the names without being prompted. (25 min)

Activate: Put the students into pairs. Hand out the prepared construction paper cut outs of shapes, starting with two different colours.  Stand at the front of the class and tell them to raise the shape and colour that the teacher says, (explain this through gestures with my own construction cut outs, example. “Blue triangle!” Then hold up the blue triangle.) Do this a couple of times to make sure they understand. Do all the shapes of the two colours that they were given. Hand out the next colour. Repeat. Hand out the next colour. Repeat. Hand out the final colour. Repeat. (25 min)

Evaluation: Were the students able to properly identify and recognize the shapes and colours?  Pay attention to the groupings; watch for one student doing all the work instead of working together; encourage pair work.