1stCross-Curricular10-15 min
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Shape Scavenger Hunt

🧮 Shape Scavenger Hunt

1st
🔥🔥🔥🔥 Equipment: Shape cards Time: 10-15 min
Hunt shapes while moving (run/hop to find).
TEKS 1.1A: Locomotor skills
MATH TEKS 1.6A: Identify shapes
Character Focus: Observation and appreciation of God's geometric creation.
📺 Watch: Shape Hunt PE Game

5E Lesson Plan Structure:

  • 🔥 Engage: Hook activity - Quick warm-up demonstration of shape examples around the gym, show excitement for locomotor movement and geometry discovery.
  • 🔍 Explore: Hands-on discovery - Students try running/hopping to locate shapes, explore identification and movement through guided practice.
  • 📖 Explain: Teach concepts - Demonstrate locomotor skills and shape recognition, explain math connections, TEKS connections, character focus on observation and appreciation of creation.
  • 🚀 Elaborate: Apply/extend - Full timed shape scavenger hunts with math integration, leadership roles in hiding cards, cross-curricular geometry applications.
  • ✅ Evaluate: Assess learning - Check understanding of locomotor skills and character development on observation, TEKS mastery through accurate shape finds.
K: Basic shapes, walk hunt, 8 min
1st: 2D shapes, hop hunt, 10 min
2nd: 3D shapes, run hunt, 12 min
3rd: Geometry terms, team hunt, 14 min
4th: Area calculation, strategy hunt, 16 min