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This document provides resources for teaching shapes to kindergarten students using technology. It includes an instructional video song about shapes, shape activities on a blog and app, online games to identify shapes, worksheets to draw and find shapes, and a podcast about math. The rationale is that technology allows visual learning, engages students, and provides multiple ways of explaining shapes to help all students master the concept.

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SHAPES! By Sarah Drew Kindergarten CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.A.2 Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
• All websites used are reliable and safe for children to view • Clicking on the blue underlined words or phrases will link you to the web page
Rationale for Technology Integration • Shapes are everywhere so it is important for students to learn them. Technology can help students gain a deeper understanding of the material as well as help all different types of learners to camtasia relay! master the skill • Technology is a fun way for students to learn a skill and see it in multiple different ways. • There are many sources online such as blogs, podcasts, online games, educational videos and pictures that can help to explain shapes
Instructional Video • Shape Song! • Clink on the link to play the shape song and sing along! • This song is fun for students to sing along too while helping them learn about shapes • The song is repetitive and has fun animation to get the students interested http://www.tweedledum.com/rwg/squares.htm
• Blog with fun shape activities! • Creative ideas to get students excited about shapes can be found on Mrs. Lee’s blog with instructions and pictures
Learn Shapes App • There's an app for that! • The description for this app is: Designed by a teacher and parent to foster the learning of shapes through play and positive reinforcement • Clink the link to download the app
Online Game for Learning Shapes! • Telly's Shape Game! • This game allows students to match shapes and then explains the key features of those shapes • The Pbskids website has no outside advertisements
Students can create a picture with the shapes but they have to be able to tell me what shapes they used and how many they used in order to create their picture
• NCTM website with resources to help students with math – Games to help students practice their shapes as well as lessons and activities for teachers to do in class • Math Goodies: Games, worksheets and Activities – This website has hundreds of games, worksheets and activities to help students practice their shapes
• Great resource when teaching students shapes! – This website has a process, task, evaluation, conclusion and teacher advice section for teaching students shapes
Podcast • Math Train Podcast • Clink the link above to learn how to subscribe to the math train podcast! • This link shows step by step instructions on how to download the podcast and how to download specific episodes
This is a fun worksheet because students have to see the shapes that make up the picture. They have to know their shapes in order to count them and it’s creative because they can color the picture as well.
This is a fun worksheet for students because they can be creative with the shapes while still practicing drawing shapes. It’s a fun and silly way to get some shape practice in, which is important when keeping their focus
• Shape Detective! – This worksheet allows students to be detectives and find shapes – Being a detective is exciting so it’s a fun way to have students look in depth at shapes
Technology • Students are growing up in a technology friendly world so we need to help them become 21st century learners by integrating fun and informative technology based lessons in the classroom • There are so many resources that can be beneficial to the classroom and helpful to reach all the different learning styles in the classroom

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  • 1. SHAPES! By Sarah Drew Kindergarten CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.A.2 Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
  • 2. • All websites used are reliable and safe for children to view • Clicking on the blue underlined words or phrases will link you to the web page
  • 3. Rationale for Technology Integration • Shapes are everywhere so it is important for students to learn them. Technology can help students gain a deeper understanding of the material as well as help all different types of learners to camtasia relay! master the skill • Technology is a fun way for students to learn a skill and see it in multiple different ways. • There are many sources online such as blogs, podcasts, online games, educational videos and pictures that can help to explain shapes
  • 4. Instructional Video • Shape Song! • Clink on the link to play the shape song and sing along! • This song is fun for students to sing along too while helping them learn about shapes • The song is repetitive and has fun animation to get the students interested http://www.tweedledum.com/rwg/squares.htm
  • 5. • Blog with fun shape activities! • Creative ideas to get students excited about shapes can be found on Mrs. Lee’s blog with instructions and pictures
  • 6. Learn Shapes App • There's an app for that! • The description for this app is: Designed by a teacher and parent to foster the learning of shapes through play and positive reinforcement • Clink the link to download the app
  • 7. Online Game for Learning Shapes! • Telly's Shape Game! • This game allows students to match shapes and then explains the key features of those shapes • The Pbskids website has no outside advertisements
  • 8. Students can create a picture with the shapes but they have to be able to tell me what shapes they used and how many they used in order to create their picture
  • 9. • NCTM website with resources to help students with math – Games to help students practice their shapes as well as lessons and activities for teachers to do in class • Math Goodies: Games, worksheets and Activities – This website has hundreds of games, worksheets and activities to help students practice their shapes
  • 10. • Great resource when teaching students shapes! – This website has a process, task, evaluation, conclusion and teacher advice section for teaching students shapes
  • 11. Podcast • Math Train Podcast • Clink the link above to learn how to subscribe to the math train podcast! • This link shows step by step instructions on how to download the podcast and how to download specific episodes
  • 12. This is a fun worksheet because students have to see the shapes that make up the picture. They have to know their shapes in order to count them and it’s creative because they can color the picture as well.
  • 13. This is a fun worksheet for students because they can be creative with the shapes while still practicing drawing shapes. It’s a fun and silly way to get some shape practice in, which is important when keeping their focus
  • 14. • Shape Detective! – This worksheet allows students to be detectives and find shapes – Being a detective is exciting so it’s a fun way to have students look in depth at shapes
  • 15. Technology • Students are growing up in a technology friendly world so we need to help them become 21st century learners by integrating fun and informative technology based lessons in the classroom • There are so many resources that can be beneficial to the classroom and helpful to reach all the different learning styles in the classroom

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  • #2: http://www.mrprintables.com/printable-shapes-flash-cards-basic.html
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