The "Point" of Me... and GeoMEtry

The teacher reads the following story aloud to students pausing to allow students time to create different characters, and settings to go along with the story. As the story progresses teacher allows for "wait time" as students begin to see the patterns within the story pertaining to a deeper understanding of vocabulary. Additionally students are given time to explain jokes enveloped into the story as this also enhances the meaning of vocabulary.

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Atthe end of the story, students then create their own "Kingdom". The requirements are that the vocabulary terms are somehow shown within the illustrations created. The students are then asked to "retell" the story using their storyboard, or explain/justify why they drew certain things and how the illustrations connect to the vocabulary words.

This is also a time for the teacher to work with students individually using different strategies based on student need to gain a deeper understanding of vocabulary. For example, using interactive websites, researching terms from the glossary of text books, the use of manipulative, etc.

An Extension to this lesson is to allow students to write their own stories using geometry vocabulary to then share with the class. Students can also edit and revise the original version of the story. Another extension is to create a class book using a website such as My Publisher in which the students can become author's at a very low cost ($10-$15).

This lesson is then used as the foundation to further knowledge of geometry concepts as students study geometric forms, classify, use coordinate planes, etc.