[Type text] Geometry
Blue – Year 2
Level 2
2D
shapes
Identify and describe the
properties of 2-D shapes,
including the number of
sides
Compare and sort
common 2-D shapes
and everyday objects
Red – Year 3
Low
Draw 2d shapes using
rulers to create
straight sides and
where more attention
is given to the
accuracy of measure
of the length of sides
Identify 2-D shapes on
the surface of 3-D
shapes, [for example, a
circle on a cylinder and
a triangle on a pyramid]
Level 3
Draw 2-D shapes
e.g. with set squares
for right angles,
more accurate
lengths
use beebots to create
turns at corners (given
the amount of turn)
Order and arrange
combinations of
mathematical objects in
patterns and sequences
3D Shape
Green – Year 4 Purple – Year 5
Identify and describe
the properties of 3-D
shapes, including the
number of edges,
vertices and faces
Recognise 3-D shapes
and describe them
Make 3-D shapes
using modelling
materials
Recognise 3-D shapes
in different
orientations and
describe them
Angles
Perimeter
(shape
context)
Identify horizontal and
vertical lines and pairs
of perpendicular and
parallel lines
Identify 3-D shapes,
including cubes and
other cuboids, from 2-D
representations
e.g. If you can see a
rectangular face, what
could the 3D shape
be?
Order and arrange
combinations of
mathematical objects in
patterns and sequences
Position
Low
Begin to identify
perpendicular lines
and link this to an
understanding of right
angles.
Compare and sort
common 3-D shapes
and everyday objects
Symmetry
Orange – Year 6
High
Begin to identify
parallel lines in
common 2D shapes.
Sketching 3D shapes
from different
orientations
Identify and describe
the properties of 2-D
shapes, including line
symmetry in a vertical
line
Identify lines of
symmetry in 2-D
shapes
Complete a simple
symmetric figure with
respect to a specific
line of symmetry
(vertical or horizontal)
Use mathematical
vocabulary to describe
position, direction and
movement, including
movement in a straight
line
Describe movements between positions as translations of a given unit to the
left/right and up/down
Use mathematical
vocabulary to describe
rotation as a turn in
terms of right angles for
quarter, half and threequarter turns (clockwise
and anticlockwise)
Identify right angles,
recognise that two
right angles make a
half-turn, three make
three quarters of a turn
and four a complete
turn;
Recognise angles as a
property of shape or a
description of a turn
identify whether angles
are greater than or less
than a right angle
Start to describe positions on a first quadrant grid using letter and number
combinations e.g. in square E6
Identify acute and
obtuse angles and
compare and order
angles up to two
right angles by size
Measure angles in
degrees using intervals
of 5 degrees, building
accuracy to 1 degree
(all less than 180)
Know angles are
measured in
degrees
Belleville Primary School
Know the names for
common quadrilaterals
(parallelogram,
trapezium, rhombus,
kite) and know that a
square is the only
regular quadrilateral
Distinguish between
regular and irregular
polygons based on
reasoning about equal
sides and angles (the
reasoning should
reflect this level of
knowledge or angles,
properties of shapes
etc)
Recognise a range of
possibilities for nets for
cubes and cuboids
e.g. investigating in
dice context, open
boxes
High
Low
Level 5
Compare and classify
geometric shapes,
including
quadrilaterals and
triangles, based on
their properties and
sizes
Draw 2-D shapes using
given dimensions and
angles
Recognise a range of
possibilities for nets for
triangular prisms and
square based
pyramids
Recognise, describe
and build simple 3-D
shapes, including
making nets
Compare and classify
geometric shapes
based on their
properties and sizes
NB needs to be with
an appropriately
challenging level of
accuracy
NB needs to be with
an appropriately
challenging level of
accuracy
Extend by putting
shading on part of
some faces
Draw 2-D shapes using
calculations of missing
angles/sides as below
NB – with level of
accuracy needed in
angles etc
Identify lines of
symmetry in
combinations of
shapes and different
orientations
Begin exploring line
symmetry with 2 lines
of symmetry
Describe positions on a
2-D grid as coordinates
in the first quadrant
Use tracing paper to
plot corners of 2-D
shapes,
translate/reflect and
plot new positions,
describe new positions
using coordinates
Identify, describe and
represent the position
of a shape following a
reflection or translation,
using the appropriate
language, and know
that the shape has not
changed
Describe positions on
the full coordinate grid
(all four quadrants)
Draw and translate
simple shapes on the
coordinate plane, and
reflect them
Draw given angles,
and measure them in
degrees (o)
Estimate and compare
acute, obtuse and
reflex angles
Find unknown angles
in triangles
Find unknown angles
in quadrilaterals
Identify:
angles at a point and
one whole turn (total
360o);
angles at a point on a
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straight line and a
Use the properties of
rectangles to deduce
related facts and find
missing lengths and
angles
Recognise angles
where they meet at a
point, are on a straight
line, or are vertically
opposite, and find
missing angles.
e.g.
If angle on a straight
line is 72° what is the
missing angle?
Calculate missing
lengths from rectilinear
shapes and composite
rectilinear shapes
when some
measurements are
known.
Measure and
calculate the
perimeter of
composite rectilinear
shapes in centimetres
and metres
Plot specified points
and draw sides to
complete a given
polygon
turn (total 180o);
other multiples of 90o
Measure and calculate
the perimeter of a
rectilinear figure
(including squares) in
centimetres and
metres
Black – Guidance and exemplars
Level 4
Identify lines of
symmetry in 2-D
shapes presented in
different orientations
(not perpendicular)
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Measure the perimeter
of simple 2-D shapes
Measure the perimeter
of composite
rectilinear shapes in
cm and m
High
Illustrate and name
parts of circles,
including radius,
diameter and
circumference and
know that the
diameter is twice the
radius
(Towards Level 6)
Find unknown angles
in regular polygons