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Subject: MathematicsLesson Title: Shapes All Around UsGoals/Objectives:The student will:• Locate and name plans and solid shapes: circle, square, triangle, diamond, oval,sphere, pyramid, cone, cylinder, cube• Find plane and solid shapes in the environment• Sort objects by shape• Graph everyday objects• Write or dictate a sentence related to each shape that was locatedNational Standards met: Mathematics – 1C, 1BMATHEMATICSMethods/Procedures:Prior to the Trip:• Students will review plane and solid shape names and the characteristics of each.• Students will locate real objects to match these shapes in their classroom, schoolbuilding or home and match them to class models of these shapes. Pictures offamiliar objects will be sorted, classified and graphed by shape name.• Teacher prepares name tags for groups, each depicting one plane and one solidshape.During the Trip:• Students will tour a football stadium in the area to get an overview. During a shapescavenger hunt through the stadium, groups of students (those wearing the sameshape name tags) will find real objects that are the same as the plane and solidshaped depicted on their tag.• The chaperone accompanying each group of students will allow a group member totake a photo of each shape that was found on the shape scavenger hunt and willrecord the name of the object.After the trip:• Photos will be developed or printed. Chaperone will give teacher a list of what theirgroup photographed. Each group of students will write or dictate a sentence about theshape, such as, “The ring is a circle.”Materials:• Models of shapes• Name tags depicting one plane and one solid shape• Disposable or digital camera for each group of 3-4 students• Paper/pencil for chaperone to record shape namesAssessment:Assessment will be informal• Teacher observation during the trip• The photo product from the shape scavenger hunt• The sentences written or dictated by the studentsPro Football Hall of Fame Educational Outreach Program 64 New England Patriots Edition