Recommended: K, 1st grade Lesson Plan Connect the Dots Learning elements Numbers, Colors, Shapes, Object Identification, Drawing, Thinking Contributes to these Educational Standards Numbers, Relationships Supports these CRLs Communication & Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation Learning Environment requirements: Central focus space to set the stage. Individual work space to color and connect the dots. One handout of each connect the dots per learner. Note: this lesson can be performed over several different days, used as a time filler, and expanded to include coloring as well as connecting the dots. Introduction Trucks carry many different products to many different places. Almost everything we buy has been delivered by truck to a store or to our homes. We have some pictures that are not quite completed yet. If we draw lines between the dots, we can complete the drawing and name the truck that is pictured.
Objective #1 Identify a carrier/semi/van truck by connecting dots 1-4 #2 Identify a cement mixer by connecting dots 1-6 #3 Identify a dump truck by connecting dots 1-7 #4 Identify a belly dumper by connecting 1-10 Wrap-up Time (minutes) Teaching Points Supplies 5 min 5 min 8 min 10 min 7 min Total: 35 min Here is a picture of a truck, but it is not complete. Let s find the number 1 on the page, and place our pencils on the dot next to it. Now let s find number two, and draw a line between the number one dot and the number two dot. Now, let s find number three, and draw a line between numbers two and three. Now, let s find number four, and connect those dots. We have one more dot to connect. Make a line between the dot by number four and the dot by number 1, where we began. What do we see now? Here is another truck. Can we figure out what type of truck this is? This time we will connect the lines between the numbers one and six. We will finish up by connecting a line between the dot by number six with the dot by number one. What do we see now? Here is another truck. What type of truck this is? We will connect the lines between the numbers one and seven. We will finish up by connecting a line between the dot by number seven with the dot by number one. What do we see now? Here is another truck. Can you guess what type of truck this is? We will connect the lines between the numbers one and ten. We will finish up by connecting a line between the dot by number ten with the dot by number one. What do we see now? Review the truck types discovered. Acknowledge the discovery from connecting the dots. If all the s could not be completed, any extras can be given out as takeaways. If there is extra time, the learners can color the completed pictures also. Carrier/Semi/Van Cement mixer Dump truck Belly dumper Vocabulary Words Carrier Semi Van Cement mixer Dump truck Belly dump Review truck names
Connect the Dots, 1-10 Name Connect the dots to discover what type of truck this is. Have fun! 1 10 9 8 2 3 6 7 4 5
Connect the Dots, 1-4 Name Connect the dots to discover what type of truck this is. Have fun! 1 4 2 3
Connect the Dots, 1-7 Name Connect the dots to discover what type of truck this is. Have fun! 7 1 6 2 5 3 4
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