A Window into Understanding by Aysegul Yazganoglu

Objective: Students will know how to identify different shapes when they’re presented in a real world scenario.

Marion Mahony Griffin (American, 1871–1962)
Window, 1907
Glass and zinc came
24 × 29 1/2 in. (60.96 × 74.93 cm)
Gift of family and friends in memory of Pamela Jacobs Keegan, architect M1984.14

Notice​

Look at the image or the object. What do you notice about the lines? What different shapes do you see? What do you notice about the symmetry in the picture?​

Wonder​

What do you wonder about this picture? What could this be a picture of? What types of shapes are in the picture? How many lines/ shapes are there?​

Ask​

Share your guesses. Ask a partner what they thought this was a picture of and how lines, shapes and symmetry play a role in that. Ask what shapes there are? Ask how many of a certain shape there are?

Standard: M.K.G.A.1 Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes.

M.K.G.A.2 Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.​​

Indicators of Mastery: Describing all of the different shapes there are. Having a good estimate of the amount of shapes in the picture.