To compare and contrast the past and the present

Unit 2 (The moon was a circle)

Pupil’s book page 8 ex1 (Listen and read) Lesson 1+2

Picture 1

Kareem: Today, our Maths lesson was about shapes. Last night, the moon was the shape of a circle. Look! The sun is the shape of a circle.

Samira: Look at the clock. It is a circle, too!

Picture 2

Kareem: Here are my ruler and my school books. They are rectangles. They have two long sides and two short sides.

Samira: Yes, and look! Dad’s newspaper is a rectangle and our cake was rectangle, too!

Picture 3

Kareem: A square has four equal sides. This stamp is a square.

Samira: The picture is a square.

Mum: My watch is a square, too!

Picture 4

Kareem: Look, my tent is a triangle! I was in my tent yesterday afternoon.

Samira: Yes, and look at your football! What are the shapes on it?

Kareem: They are hexagons! There are lots of shapes all around us every day!

Pre reading questions

• Do you like maths? Yes, I do/ No, I don’t.
• How often do you have Maths? I always have maths.
• Look at these pictures
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•    shapes                 circle                      rectangle                  triangle            square                the moon                       the sun                               a tent  

While reading questions

• What was Kareem’s Maths lesson about? It was about shapes.
• What was the shape of a circle last night? The moon.
• What is the shape of a circle now? The sun.
• Is the clock a circle? Yes, it is
• What shape is Kareem’s ruler? It’s a rectangle.
• Are Kareem’s books rectangles? Yes, they are.
• Does it have equal sides? No, it has two long sides and two short sides.
• Is the cake a rectangle now? No, it was a rectangle.
• Does a square have four equal sides? Yes, it does.
• What shape is the stamp? It is a square.
•  Is the picture rectangles? No, it is a square.
• What shape is Mum’s watch? It is a square.
• Is Kareem’s tent a circle? No, it is a triangle.
• Where was Kareem yesterday afternoon? He was in his tent
• What are hexagons? The shapes on Kareem’s football.

Post reading questions

• What shape is your watch? (Free answers. It is a circle)
• What shape is your book? (Free answers. It is a rectangle)
• How many shapes can you find in the classroom? ( Free answers)