Name: Danielle Sheppard & Chris Johnson

DAILY PLAN
Lesson Title: My House Grade Level: Pre-K

S & S Statements:
Connection with their home life. Explores different types of homes.
Other Curriculum: include reinforcement of Spanish colors and numbers & letter of the week

Concepts and Skills

Using shapes to create complex shapes to form different types of houses

Vocabulary: Complex Shapes, outline

Purpose of Lesson (Overall Lesson Objective):

Students will utilize complex shapes, outline and composition to portray an accurate representation
of their home environment.

Objectives:
Given a variety of photographs of houses, students will identify different shapes and complex shapes
accurately that comprise the houses.

Given a variety of crayons and markers, students will organize complex shapes to draw and outline
their own house accurately.

Assessment Criteria:

Use of complex shapes to create an accurate representation of their home

Appropriate use of markers to accurately outline the house and details within the house

Teaching Resources Needed to Support the Lesson:

White board magnets, projector, connection for computer

Art Materials Necessary for the Lesson:

Trimmed down computer paper, 6 of each color crayon, makers, lamented house pictures, dry
erase markers, pre-made house projects (3), YouTube video (House Song)
 Teacher Directed Activities
Introduction:
Set up- place a finished project on each of the three
tables.
Introduction/Motivation- play House Song as kids
enter classroom
Ask students about the specific house sample on
their table, what makes them different?
Ask questions about the colors of the houses, the
number of doors, windows, etc, and those aspects
also in Spanish
Development:
Bring students to the carpet area, show them the
laminated building pictures & discuss how/show
building/houses are made up of shapes. Trace a
couple of shapes and ask if student knows what an
outline is. Tell them about outlines
Have students come up and find how many squares
in a house, how many rectangles, how many circles,
how many etc using a dry erase marker to outline
Show where more than one shape
intersect/combine and ask if students know what the
terminology is for two or more shapes combined.
Talk about complex shapes
Ask if students know what kind of shapes make up
their own house
Tell students next we’re drawing our own houses
Show example of my house & ask if there are any
questions
Have students return to their tables & pass out
materials
Have students draw their house with crayons
Student Activities
Introduction:
Set up- Kids not in classroom yet
Introduction/Motivation- see examples on
tables, hear house song
Describe the house on their table
Discuss what makes them different
Answer questions about the houses and
reference Spanish numbers and colors
Development
Students answer/don’t answer what an outline
is
Students are called up to find shapes within the
picture of a house by outlining with dry erase
marker.
Have students count aloud how many of each
shape is found.
Ask them to say that number in Spanish
Asked if they know what two or more shapes
put together is called?
Have students answer.
Students return to seat and await materials
Have students draw own house
 When students start to finish, show how they are Have students outline their house and details
going to outline their house and details with a marker
Set out the markers

Conclusion:
Initiate conclusion by telling kids we are almost out Conclusion:
of time, but we would love to have everyone show Students stop working even if they’re not done
off what they’re working on (ok if not 100% done)
Have students share their work with their tablemates Students will discuss amongst their groups
about the houses they’ve worked on
Review what we went over, ask students, what is a
complex shape? ask students what is an outline?
Have students answer review questions
Encourage students to go home and look at their
house and think about the different shapes that
make up their home. Collect drawings. Hand in drawings to be redistributed next class

Critical Comments and Reflections:

(Problems, successes, differentiated learners, and what to think about for next lesson)