Lesson Plan #1 (UEN) continued

This is how I would add some of those technologies I discussed in my last blog into the actual lesson plan.
The words in red are my changes.

Instructional Procedures
After playing Geometry Says, have students draw a picture and label each of the geometric terms learned in their math blogs. Have the students explain to each other in small groups (think, pair, share) the similarities and differences between the different lines and angles.
Give students each a 3”x 5” card. Students will use it to explore right, acute, and obtuse angles in the classroom. Have students discuss their findings with the class.
Next, have students describe to their neighbor the difference between square and a triangle. They need to be able to describe these shapes using geometric vocabulary.
Teacher demonstrates drawing a shape (on the smart board, or the projector) and describes it with types of lines and angles. For example: Draw a vertical line segment about one inch long. Next, draw a horizontal line segment that is about one half inch long (half the length of the vertical one) starting at the bottom of the vertical line segment and going to the right making a right angle. Last, draw a line segment that connects the top of the vertical line and the far right of the horizontal line creating two acute angles.
Divide the students into pairs. Have each student draw a shape in their math blogs, using a computer program to draw the shapes, using line segments. Then without showing that shape to their partner, describe the shape (using names of lines and angles) they have drawn to see if their partner can produce a shape that is similar.
Explain to students the difference between similar and congruent shapes. Using power polygons have students find similar and congruent shapes.
Pass out a power polygon and have students draw and describe it in their math blogs. After discussing it with the class, have the students label it with the geometrical shape name.
Polygon – a closed figure with three or more sides made up of line segments.
Quadrilateral- a polygon that has four sides.
Pentagon – a polygon with a five equal sides.
Hexagon – a polygon with six equal sides.
Octagon – a polygon with eight equal sides.
Parallelogram – a quadrilateral with exactly two pairs of parallel and thereby also having two pairs of congruent sides.
For Homework, have the students find and take pictures of 5 shapes and angles in the real world and attach and label them in their blogs.