SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
Describe and classify common 3-D and
2-D shapes according to their properties
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Properties of 3-D and 2-D shapes
As outcomes, Year 1 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Y2 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Y3 pupils should, for example:
Understand and use in practical contexts:
shape, pattern… flat, solid, hollow, side, edge, face, straight,
curved, round, point, pointed, corner…
sort… make, build, draw…
Understand, use and begin to read the vocabulary
from the previous year, and extend to:
circular, triangular, rectangular…
surface…
Use, read and begin to write the vocabulary from the
previous year, and extend to:
pentagonal, hexagonal, octagonal…
right-angled… vertex, vertices… layer…
diagram…
Use everyday language to name, sort and describe some
features of familiar 3-D and 2-D shapes such as:
cube, cuboid, sphere, cone, cylinder…
circle, triangle, rectangle, square…
Use mathematical vocabulary to name, classify and describe
some features of 3-D and 2-D shapes,
extending the shapes used to:
pyramid…
pentagon, hexagon, octagon…
Name, classify and describe some properties of 3-D
and 2-D shapes, extending the shapes used to:
prism, hemi-sphere…
quadrilateral, semi-circle…
For example:
For example:
For example:
3-D shapes
• Identify solid shapes in the classroom: for example, find a
cuboid (a box) or a cylinder (baked bean tin)…
3-D shapes
• Collect examples of cubes, cuboids, cylinders and
spheres and match them to name labels.
3-D shapes
• Know that a prism has the same cross-section along
its length, and that its two end faces are identical.
• Sort 3-D shapes in different ways according to properties like:
whether they have any corners;
whether all their edges are straight;
whether they are solid or hollow.
• Sort 3-D shapes in different ways according to
properties of their faces such as whether they:
have six faces;
have a triangular face, a rectangular face…
• Collect examples of prisms and cylinders and
match them to name labels.
• Using a collection of solid shapes, choose an example, and
describe it. For example:
This shape has six faces, and each face is a rectangle.
This shape has five faces – four are triangles and one is
square.
This cube has 12 edges…
• Using a set of solid shapes, choose an example to
match properties described by others.
For example, find and name a shape with:
one curved face, and two flat circular faces;
eight corners and six square faces;
one square face and four triangular faces…
• Recognise a solid shape placed in hands behind back and
be able to name it by feeling.
• Ask ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions about a hidden shape
in order to identify it. For example:
‘Does it have a curved face?’
• Sort 3-D shapes in different ways according to
properties such as:
whether or not they are prisms;
the numbers of faces, edges or vertices…
• Name and describe solids. For example:
A triangular prism has two identical triangular faces
at opposite ends, and all the other faces are
rectangles.
A hemi-sphere is a sphere cut in half, and its flat
face is circular…
Photographing items in and
around school
Production of an iPhoto
slideshow for the class to
watch and TALK ABOUT on
the projector
An Appleworks sorting
template using photos of
3D objects.
3 D shapes being sorted in
Ask Oscar
Appleworks templates
(above)
Sketchup prism - using the
section tool (right)
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SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
Describe and classify common 3-D and
2-D shapes according to their properties
As outcomes, Year 1 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Y2 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Y3 pupils should, for example:
2-D shapes
• Using a collection of flat shapes (thin plastic shapes, or
shapes drawn or stuck on card):
2-D shapes
• Using a collection of flat shapes (thin plastic
shapes, paper shapes, shapes drawn on paper):
Choose own example, name and describe it.
Choose an example to match properties
described by the teacher or other children.
For example, find and name a shape which:
has one curved edge;
has five corners and five sides;
has four straight equal sides;
has four square corners but sides that are not all
equal…
is not rectangular…
2-D shapes
• Know that a quadrilateral is any flat shape with four
straight sides.
• Using a collection of flat shapes, choose an
example to match properties described by others.
For example, find and name a shape which:
is half of a circle;
is not a right-angled triangle;
has eight sides and eight vertices;
has four right angles and opposite sides equal;
has five equal sides and two right angles…
Choose own example, and describe it in everyday
language.
Choose an example to match properties described by the
teacher or other children, and name it.
For example, find and name a shape which:
has four sides of the same length;
is round;
has three corners and three sides which can be different;
has six points…
has four corners and two short and two long sides…
is not square…
• Sort a set of flat shapes according to properties
such as:
the numbers of corners;
the number of sides;
whether the sides are straight or curved.
• Talk about the shapes and patterns in curtains, clothes,
ornaments…
• Sort a set of flat shapes. Display them on a Venn or
Carroll diagram according to properties such as:
the numbers of vertices or sides;
whether the sides are the same length;
whether or not at least one angle is a right angle;
whether or not a shape has a line of symmetry.
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Properties of 3-D and 2-D shapes
SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
Make models, shapes and patterns with
increasing accuracy, and describe their features
As outcomes, Year 1 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Y2 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Y3 pupils should, for example:
Make models, shapes and patterns with increasing accuracy,
and describe their features. For example:
Make models, shapes and patterns with increasing
accuracy, and describe their features. For example:
Make models, shapes and patterns with increasing
accuracy, and describe their features. For example:
3-D shapes
• Make models or patterns using 3-D shapes such as:
construction kits such as Lego or Duplo;
everyday materials (packets, rolls, containers… );
malleable material such as cold clay or Plasticine…
3-D shapes
• Build models out of 3-D shapes and record the
shapes used. For example:
My model was made with 7 cuboids, 10 cubes,
6 cylinders and 1 cone.
3-D shapes
• Recognise that two or more shapes can be put
together in different ways to make new shapes.
For example, find all the different shapes that can
be made by fitting four cubes together face to
face.
Describe the model or pattern and say which shapes have
been used to make it. For example:
The top of this tree is a sphere and its trunk is a cylinder.
This house is made from a cube and its roof is a pyramid…
• Make a skeleton shape from a construction kit or
straws, and count the number of edges or corners.
• Begin to relate 3-D shapes to pictures of them. For example:
match familiar solids to their pictures;
use bricks to build models from pictures.
• Relate 3-D shapes to pictures of them.
For example:
match familiar solids to their pictures;
use cubes to make ‘single-layered’ solids from
pictures.
2-D shapes
• Make pictures and patterns using 2-D shapes such as:
straws and pipe cleaners;
thin plastic shapes;
pre-cut sticky shapes;
stamping or printing shapes…
(Left) Sketchup is
being used to create
basic 3-D shapes
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Describe the picture or pattern and say which shapes have
been used to make it. For example:
This tree is made from a rectangle and a circle.
This house is made from a square and a triangle.
This pattern is made from a tree and a house repeating.
• Make halves of paper shapes by folding them.
Make them into symmetrical patterns: for example, by
cutting out small pieces or by ink blot painting…
(Below) Copying and
pasting a block in
Sketchup
• Relate 3-D shapes to pictures of them.
For example:
match familiar solids to their pictures;
use cubes to build ‘double-layered’ solids from
pictures.
(Left) Copying and
pasting a block in
Sketchup to copy the
patterns above.
Appleworks Draw
being used to make
pictures from shapes
(Left) the pupil must record
how many shapes have been
used in a picture
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Properties of 3-D and 2-D shapes
SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
As outcomes, Y2 pupils should, for example:
2-D shapes
• Use 2-D shapes to make and describe pictures
and patterns:
by drawing round them;
using squared paper;
using pinboard and elastic bands;
As outcomes, Y3 pupils should, for example:
2-D shapes
• Use 2-D shapes to make and describe pictures and
patterns:
by drawing round and cutting out a shape on thin
card and using it as a template to make a pattern;
by folding and cutting paper to make squares,
octagons and stars;
using geo-strips;
by putting two identical shapes together, then
naming the new shapes…
(Right) Appleworks templates
(Below) Interactive Maths
Pack 2
Appleworks
templates
by combining four squares to make new shapes,
then counting the number of edges…
• Use a programmable robot to draw rectilinear
shapes such as:
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• Use a programmable robot to draw lines, squares
and rectangles.
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(Above) Terry Turtle X
(Right) ‘Pip’
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Properties of 3-D and 2-D shapes
SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
As outcomes, Y3 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Y2 pupils should, for example:
Recognise line symmetry in simple cases
Understand, use and begin to read:
line of symmetry…
fold, match, mirror line, reflection, symmetrical…
Use, read and begin to write the vocabulary from the
previous year.
Recognise and sketch more than one line of symmetry.
For example:
• Find examples of patterns, capital letters, logos,
road signs… with more than one line of symmetry.
• Make patterns with two lines of symmetry at right
angles by folding and cutting paper.
• Recognise shapes with no lines of symmetry.
Begin to recognise and sketch a line of symmetry.
For example:
• Use toy kaleidoscopes, mirrors, shiny surfaces…
to make and describe reflections.
• Make, talk about and describe symmetrical
patterns using paint, ink blots, pegboard,
gummed shapes on squared paper, interlocking
cubes, laying out thin plastic shapes or coloured
blocks…
Appleworks
templates
Interactive Maths
Pack 1
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• Recognise and sketch two lines of symmetry:
for example, in diagrams of flags or shapes…
testing where appropriate with a mirror.
Draw two lines of symmetry:
• Recognise and sketch a line of symmetry: for
example, in pictures of insects, road signs, flags…
testing where appropriate with a mirror.
For example, draw a line of symmetry:
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SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
As outcomes, Year 1 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Y2 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Y3 pupils should, for example:
• Complete a symmetrical pattern by drawing or
making the other ‘half’: for example, using a
pegboard.
• Sketch the reflection of a simple 2-D shape in a
mirror line along one edge, using a mirror to help
complete it.
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Position and direction
SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
Describe positions and directions
As outcomes, Year 1 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Y2 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Y3 pupils should, for example:
Understand and use in practical contexts:
position, over, under, underneath, above, below, on, in, outside,
inside, in front, behind, beside, before, after, next to, opposite,
between… close, far, apart…
middle, centre, edge, corner, top, bottom, side…
direction, left, right, up, down, forwards, backwards, sideways,
across, along, around, through, to, from, towards, away from…
journey…
Understand, use and begin to read the vocabulary
from the previous year, and extend to:
higher, lower…
clockwise, anti-clockwise…
route…
Use, read and begin to write the vocabulary from the
previous year, and extend to:
grid, row, column… map, plan…
compass point, north, south, east, west…
horizontal, vertical, diagonal…
descend, ascend…
Use everyday language to describe positions. For example:
• In PE, stand in front of, behind, beside, opposite a partner…
or between two others…
• Describe how the furniture is arranged in the doll’s house;
put a chair in front of the TV, a stool under the table, the
cooker beside the fridge…
• In the classroom, name an object which is above the door,
behind the desk, between the window and the sink…
• Describe where an object is on a large sheet of paper: for
example, near the middle, at the edge, at the top…
• Describe the position of an object in a picture or on a
magnetic board relative to another object: for example, the
house is below the aeroplane, the window is above the
door…
Describe positions. For example:
• Respond to oral or written questions or instructions
by describing, placing, ticking or drawing objects
which are in a position:
higher than, lower than, next to, below, further
away from, on the edge of, at the corner of…
a given object.
For instance, describe the position of a feature on
a simple map in different ways.
Describe and find the position of a square on a grid of
squares with the rows and columns labelled.
For example:
(Left) Primary Games 1
• Use squared paper and a counter to move from a
square near the centre of the paper to a square
near the edge, describing the route as three
squares along and two squares down, or three
squares to the left and two squares up…
(Right) Primary Games 2
• Play Noughts and Crosses, telling the other player
where to put a mark, or games like Battleships or
Treasure Hunt.
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Use everyday language to describe directions. For example:
• In PE, follow and give instructions to move in particular
directions:
climb upwards, downwards, towards, away from, across,
along, through…
turn to the left or right…
move forwards, backwards or sideways…
face towards the door, away from the window…
• Talk about a journey: for example, how to go home from
school, how to follow a track painted on the playground…
• Devise instructions to make a floor robot reach a particular
place.
Describe directions. For example:
• In PE, move clockwise, anti-clockwise, face
inwards, face outwards…
• Give instructions for someone else to follow to find
a route through a simple maze drawn on squared
paper.
• Devise instructions to make a floor robot navigate
a floor plan or maze in which all the paths are at
right angles to each other and some are dead
ends.
Terry Turtle X
‘libraries’
Appleworks
templates
• In geography, make and use simple maps or plans
on squared paper and describe the position of a
feature.
Describe directions. For example:
• In geography, recognise the four compass
directions N, S, E, W.
• Use squared paper and a counter to move, for
example, from A3 to C1, describing the route as
two squares east and two squares south…
• Give instructions for a floor robot to navigate a
route, based on instructions such as ‘Go north 12,
west 7…’ or ‘Go forward 6, turn a right angle anticlockwise,
backward 8…’
• Tell a story which must include key words such as
north, ascend, clockwise, left, horizontal…
Lets go with
Voirrey/Katy
(Below) ‘Pip’
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Voirrey/Katy
Terry Turtle X
‘libraries’
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Movement and angle
SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
Describe movements (in a straight line
and turning), and understand angle as a measure
of turn
As outcomes, Y1 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Y2 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Y3 pupils should, for example:
Understand and use in practical contexts:
slide, roll, turn…
whole, half…
Understand, use and begin to read the vocabulary
from the previous year, and extend to:
quarter turn…
right angle, straight line…
Recognise whole, half and quarter turns.
Know that a quarter turn is called a right angle.
Use, read and begin to write the vocabulary from the
previous year, and extend to:
angle … is a greater/smaller angle than …
Recognise whole, half and quarter turns.
Know that a quarter turn is called a right angle and
that a straight line is two right angles.
For example:
• In PE, turn on the spot, turn through whole, half or
quarter turns, either clockwise or anti-clockwise…
• In the classroom, recognise that the corners of
doors, windows, books, tables… are right angles.
• Recognise that a square and a rectangle have
right angles at each corner/vertex.
For example:
• In PE, follow instructions such as face west, turn
clockwise through one right angle…
Know that after turning through half a turn, or two
quarter turns in the same direction, you are facing
the opposite direction.
• Sort 2-D shapes according to whether they have
all, some or no right angles…
Recognise and talk about movements.
For example:
• In PE, slide down the bench, roll over on the mat, turn
towards the windows, move in a straight line, move in a
circle, turn on the spot…
• Talk about things that turn about a point, such as a spinning
top, taps, windmill arms, wheels, the hands of a clock,
turnstiles, the blades of scissors…
• Talk about things that turn about a line, such as a door, the
pages of a book, a hinged lid…
• Find and sort objects that will:
roll (a ball, an orange, a wooden egg, a sphere);
slide (a book, a cuboid box, a cube, a pyramid);
both roll and slide (a cotton reel, a coin, a tin of soup, a
cone, a cylinder)…
Appleworks
templates
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• In technology, make things that turn, such as a simple
clock
with hands, a simple windmill…
• Recognise whole turns and half turns. For example:
In PE, make 2 whole turns to your left, make a half turn to
your right…
Move the windmill sails through 2 whole turns;
Move the minute hand of the clock through one whole turn,
through half a turn, and talk about times like ‘half past
three’…
• Use two geo-strips to make and draw half and
quarter turns from the same starting position.
• Talk about and make repeating patterns using a variety of
media, describing what is happening. For example:
• Talk about and make repeating patterns,
describing what is happening. For example:
There are 3 shapes in this pattern… a circle, rectangle and
triangle, then another circle, rectangle and triangle…
In this pattern the L-shape slides along and turns
through half a turn…
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• In this shape, mark:
the smallest angle with the letter S;
the largest angle with the letter L.
• Use a tiling
computer program to
create a pattern
which is repeated
along a line. Reflect
the tile in
one axis, and
describe how the
pattern changes.
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• Fold paper to make a right angle. Use it to find
right angles in the classroom.
• Use a template to draw and measure right angles.
For example, decide which of these angles are
greater than a right angle and which are less than
a right angle.
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SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
As outcomes, Year 4 pupils should, for example:
Describe and visualise 3-D and 2-D
shapes; classify them according to their properties
Use, read and write the words:
pattern, shape, 2-D, two-dimensional, 3-D, three-dimensional…
line, side, edge, face, surface, base, point, angle, vertex,
vertices… centre, radius, diameter…
net… make, build, construct, draw, sketch…
and adjectives such as: curved, straight… regular, irregular…
concave, convex… closed, open… circular, triangular,
hexagonal, cylindrical, spherical… square-based, right-angled…
As outcomes, Year 5 pupils should, for example:
This Appleworks template
follows on from an earlier
example, requiring the
student to word-process a
description of each shape,
using words from the list.
Name, classify and describe 2-D and 3-D shapes:
circle, semi-circle, triangle, equilateral triangle, isosceles triangle,
quadrilateral, rectangle, oblong, square, pentagon, hexagon,
heptagon, octagon, polygon… cube, cuboid, pyramid, sphere,
hemi-sphere, cylinder, cone, prism, tetrahedron, polyhedron…
Use, read and write, spelling correctly, the vocabulary
from the previous year, and extend to:
congruent…
Continue to name and describe shapes, extending
to: scalene triangle… octahedron…
As outcomes, Year 6 pupils should, for example:
Use, read and write, spelling correctly, the vocabulary
from the previous year, and extend to:
concentric… tangram…
circumference, arc…
This Appleworks
template allows
students to practice
drawing concentric
shapes, using the
‘Align Objects’
command to ensure,
in this case,
concentricity...
For example:
3-D shapes
Classify solids according to properties such as:
• the shapes of the faces;
• the number of faces, edges, vertices;
• whether or not any face is right-angled;
• whether the number of edges meeting at each
vertex is the same or different.
2-D shapes
Recognise properties of rectangles such as:
• all four angles are right angles;
• opposite sides are equal and parallel;
• the diagonals bisect one another.
Name and classify triangles.
More concentricity this time in
Sketchup...
For example:
3-D shapes
Know that in a polyhedron:
• each face is a flat surface and is a polygon;
• an edge is the straight line where two faces meet;
• a vertex is the point where three or more edges meet.
Know that a prism has two identical end faces and the same
cross-section throughout its length.
Collect, name and describe examples.
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Continue to name and describe shapes, extending
to: parallelogram, rhombus, kite, trapezium…
dodecahedron…
This Appleworks template
(above) requires students
to SORT the triangles...
It continues and invites
them to create their own
triangles
For example:
3-D shapes
Describe properties of 3-D shapes, such as parallel or
perpendicular faces or edges.
2-D shapes
Name and begin to classify quadrilaterals, using
criteria such as parallel sides, equal angles, equal
sides, lines of symmetry…
Know properties such as:
• a parallelogram has its opposite sides equal and
parallel;
• a rhombus is a parallelogram with four equal sides;
• a rectangle has four right angles and its opposite
sides are equal;
• a square is a rectangle with four equal sides;
• a trapezium has one pair of opposite parallel sides;
• a kite has two pairs of adjacent sides equal.
This Appleworks template
(above) requires the student
to label a 3-D shape/
More fun can be had using
Sketchup (right)
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SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
As outcomes, Year 4 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Year 4 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Year 5 pupils should, for example:
2-D shapes
Know that a polygon is a closed, flat shape with three or more
straight sides, and that regular polygons have all their sides and
all their angles equal.
Know the angle and side properties of isosceles and equilateral
triangles, and use them: for example, to make triangular
patterns.
Know some of their properties. For example:
• in an equilateral triangle all three sides are equal
in length and all three angles are equal in size;
• an isosceles triangle has two equal sides and two
equal angles;
• in a scalene triangle no two sides or angles are
equal;
• in a right-angled triangle one of the angles is a
right angle.
Use a ‘binary tree’ computer program to sort and
identify a set of 2-D shapes.
See also reflective symmetry (page 107).
Name and classify polygons.
As outcomes, Year 6 pupils should, for example:
Begin to know properties such as:
• the diagonals of any square, rhombus or kite
intersect at right angles;
• the diagonals of any square, rectangle, rhombus
or parallelogram bisect one another.
In this example, Ask
Oscar is used to sort
triangles...
To create this page quickly, many IT techniques are
needed - such as duplicating, applying transparency,
typing a degree symbol °
See also reflective symmetry (page 107).
This Appleworks template
(above) requires students
to SORT the shapes...
The second example (right)
gives then the opportunity
to create their own shape
in the appropriate place.
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Know some of their
properties. For example:
• all heptagons have seven sides;
• a quadrilateral is any shape with four straight sides;
• the square and the equilateral triangle are examples of
regular polygons;
• an isosceles triangle is an example of an irregular polygon;
• a polygon can be concave or convex.
Identify particular shapes from a mixed set.
For example, which of these shapes are hexagons?
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SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
Make shapes and patterns with
increasing accuracy
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As outcomes, Year 4 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Year 5 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Year 6 pupils should, for example:
Construct models, shapes and patterns with increasing
accuracy. For example:
Construct models, shapes and patterns with
increasing accuracy. For example:
Construct models, shapes and patterns with
increasing accuracy. For example:
3-D shapes
Identify simple nets of 3-D shapes. For example, unfold packets
which are cubes or cuboids to identify their nets.
3-D shapes
Identify the different nets for an open cube (five
square faces). (The black square shows each cube’s
‘base’.)
3-D shapes
Identify the different nets for a closed cube (six square
faces).
Here, Appleworks Draw and Sketchup
are used to make ‘real’ and ‘virtual’ 3D
cartons and packaging.
Visualise 3-D shapes from 2-D drawings.
For example, work out the least number of unit cubes
needed to turn this shape into a cuboid.
Here, Sketchup is
used to model this
example in 3D using copy and
paste to add 19
additional blue cubes
to the yellow base to
form a cuboid.
Make polyhedra such as cubes, cuboids, pyramids and prisms,
using straws and pipe cleaners to make ‘skeleton’ shapes, or
construction kits to make ‘solid’ shapes…
Here, the ‘wireframe
mode’ of Sketchup
(indicated) is used to
make the edges of 3D
shapes visible...
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SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
Recognise positions
use co-ordinates
and
directions,
As outcomes, Year 4 pupils should, for example:
and
As outcomes, Year 5 pupils should, for example:
Count the number of faces and edges. Recognise properties
such as:
• all pyramids have an even number of edges;
• the number of straight edges in a prism is a multiple of 3;
• the number of faces of a pyramid is one more than the
number of edges of the base;
• the number of faces of a prism is two more than the number
of edges of an end face…
Visualise 3-D shapes from 2-D drawings.
For example, work out the least number of cubes needed to
build these shapes.
2-D shapes
Use a pinboard to make shapes.
For example, make:
• different triangles on 3 ´ 3 pinboard;
• different squares on a 5 ´ 5 pinboard.
As outcomes, Year 6 pupils should, for example:
Visualise 3-D shapes from 2-D drawings.
For example, find and justify the least number of
cubes needed to cover and join the shaded faces.
Discuss properties such as which of these triangles are
scalene, or which has the greatest area.
Here, Sketchup is
used again to
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More Appleworks ‘dotty paper’ or
the Geoboards from Interactive
Maths Resources 2 (below)
2-D shapes
Investigate the different
polygons that can be made
using tangram pieces.
For example,
reassemble the five tangram
pieces to form hexagons.
2-D shapes
Construct different polygons by paper folding or on a
pinboard, and discuss properties such as lines of symmetry.
Make shapes and patterns with
increasing accuracy
Appleworks ‘dotty paper’ and
Maths Pack 2 from the Bullit
Point resources (below)
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This Appleworks template has ready
made shapes - as ever stored in the
school shared - and the software can
then be used to duplicate, rotate and/or
flip the shapes to experiment and/or
problems
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SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
As outcomes, Year 6 pupils should, for example:
Make turns; estimate, draw and
measure angles; recognise rotations
Use turtle graphics to draw polygons.
Discuss the geometric features of the shapes made.
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Terry Turtle X is an almost
endless source of ideas for
exploring shapes, angles,
distance, routes etc.
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By year 6, ‘crystal flowers’
like the one on the left
should be within everyone’s
grasp...
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SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
Recognise reflective symmetry in 2-D
shapes, reflections and translations
Reflective symmetry, reflection and translation
As outcomes, Year 4 pupils should, for example:
Use, read and write:
mirror line, line of symmetry, line symmetry, symmetrical,
reflect, reflection, translation…
Identify and sketch two or more lines of reflective symmetry,
and recognise shapes with no lines of symmetry. For example:
• Identify whether designs, logos, advertisements…
have a line of symmetry.
• Classify 2-D shapes according to their lines of symmetry.
As outcomes, Year 5 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Year 6 pupils should, for example:
Use, read and write, spelling correctly, the vocabulary
from the previous year, and extend to:
axis of symmetry, reflective symmetry…
Use, read and write, spelling correctly, the vocabulary
from the previous year.
Recognise the number of axes of reflective symmetry
in regular polygons. For example:
• Draw regular and irregular polygons on squared
paper and cut them out. Test for symmetry using a
mirror and by folding.
Say which fold symmetrically more than once.
• Investigate the lines of symmetry in regular
polygons.
Know that the number of lines of symmetry in a
regular polygon is equal to the number of sides, so
a square has four lines of symmetry and an
equilateral triangle has three.
Here, shapes created
in Appleworks draw,
are used to apply lines
of symmetry.
At this level, the
children should be
capable of making their
own shapes, without
the need for templates
- unless a base page is
used as here.
Logos researched on
the internet, and
dragged onto an
Appleworks draw page,
can be used to look at
symmetry.
Alternatively, an
Appleworks template
can be used as the
basis of a sorting
exercise.
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Sketch the reflection of a simple shape in a mirror line
touching it at one point, where the edges of the
shape are not necessarily parallel or perpendicular to
the mirror line.
Sketch the reflection of a simple shape in a mirror line
parallel to one edge, where the edges of the shape
are not all parallel or perpendicular to the mirror line.
Complete symmetrical patterns on squared paper
with two lines of symmetry at right angles.
For example, complete this pattern:
Above, shapes drawn in Appleworks draw, are
used to apply lines of symmetry.
At this level, the children should be capable of
making their own shapes, without the need for
templates - unless a base page is used as
here.
Sketch the reflection of a simple shape in two mirror
lines at right angles, where the sides of the shape are
parallel or perpendicular to the mirror line.
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SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
Reflective symmetry, reflection and translation
As outcomes, Year 4 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Year 5 pupils should, for example:
Sketch the reflection of a simple shape in a mirror line parallel to
one edge, where the edges of the shape or the lines of the
pattern are parallel or perpendicular to the mirror line.
For example:
Sketch the position of a simple shape after it has been
translated, say, 2 units to the left.
As outcomes, Year 6 pupils should, for example:
Use a computer program to transform shapes.
Predict and discuss the patterns made.
Sketch the position of a simple shape after it has been
translated, say, 3 units to the right, then 2 units down.
Use a computer program to create a ‘tile’ and use it
by alternately translating the tile and its reflection
along a line. Predict and discuss the patterns made.
Know that equivalent points are the same (shortest) distance
from the line of symmetry.
Make patterns by repeatedly translating a shape.
In the example above,
an Appleworks
template with a
spreadsheet grid saved
on it, has been used as
the basis for this
symmetry exercise.
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Below, the power of
Appleworks draw and
the duplicate, rotate
and flip functions have
been used to make
these repeating
patterns.
Use a computer program to:
• create a pattern and reflect it in a horizontal or vertical line;
• create a ‘tile’ and translate it repeatedly along a line.
Predict and discuss the patterns made.
These mathematical ideas
can be used to develop
patterns that could have
application as wrapping
paper (right) or as wallpaper,
even prayer mats etc.
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Position and direction
SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
As outcomes, Year 4 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Year 5 pupils should, for example:
Use, read and write:
prepositions and everyday words to describe position and
direction…
position, direction…
ascend, descend… journey, route, map, plan…
grid, row, column, origin, co-ordinates…
compass point, north, south, east, west, north-east, north-west,
south-east, south-west…
horizontal, vertical, diagonal…
As outcomes, Year 6 pupils should, for example:
Use, read and write, spelling correctly, the vocabulary
from the previous year, and extend to:
x-axis, y-axis… quadrant…
parallel, perpendicular…
Use, read and write, spelling correctly, the vocabulary
from the previous year, and extend to:
intersecting, intersection…
plane…
Read and plot points using
co-ordinates in the first quadrant.
Read and plot points
using co-ordinates
beyond the first quadrant.
Describe and find the position of a point on a grid of squares
where the lines are numbered.
Begin to understand the convention that (3, 2) describes a point
found by starting from the origin (0, 0) and moving three lines
across and two lines up.
Recognise that (4, 1) and (1, 4) describe different points.
Know the convention that (3, 2) describes a point
found by starting from the origin (0, 0) and moving
three lines across and two lines up.
Respond to questions such as:
• These points are the co-ordinates of the vertices of
a shape: (1, 5), (2, 5), (4, 3), (2, 1), (1, 1).
What is the name of the shape?
• Three of the vertices of a square are (2, 1), (2, 4)
and (5, 4). What are the co-ordinates of the fourth
vertex?
Respond to questions such as:
• The points (–1, 1), (2, 5) and (6, 2) are three of the
four vertices of a square.
What are the co-ordinates of the fourth vertex?
• Draw a polygon with each vertex lying in the first
quadrant. Plot its reflection in the y-axis, and name
the co-ordinates of the reflected shape.
Recognise parallel and perpendicular lines in
quadrilaterals.
See also properties of 3-D and 2-D shapes
(page 103).
Know that:
• perpendicular lines are at right angles to each
other;
• parallel lines are the same distance apart.
Recognise and identify parallel and perpendicular
lines in the environment and in regular polygons such
as the square, hexagon and octagon.
horizontal
vertical
diagonal
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This Appleworks template has a grid saved to the master
page, and the children use the drawing tools and the
‘reshape’ edit command to create shapes in accordance
with the co-ordinates given to them in the problem.
Know that two lines that cross each other are called
intersecting lines, and the point at which they cross is
an intersection. For example:
• Identify all the intersections of lines drawn from
2 points to, say, 3, 4, 5… other points.
This Appleworks template has a grid saved to the master
page, and the children use the duplicate function to apply
red ‘X’ and the appropriate co-ordinates.
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Predict the number of intersections from 2 points to
10 points.
Above, digital photographs are colour-coded with lines and
labelled to indicate the character of lines used - in this
example - in the new Forth Bridge.
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Position and direction
SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
As outcomes, Year 4 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Year 5 pupils should, for example:
Recognise and identify simple examples of horizontal or vertical
lines or edges in the environment. For example:
• the edge of the table is horizontal:
• the edge of the door is vertical…
Know that rows on a grid are described as horizontal, columns
as vertical, and lines joining opposite corners as diagonals.
As outcomes, Year 6 pupils should, for example:
Know that a diagonal is a straight line drawn from a
vertex of a polygon to a non-adjacent vertex.
For example:
• Draw all the diagonals of a shape such as a
pentagon or an octagon.
Above, a digital photograph is
labelled to indicate the
character of lines used - in
this example - in a table
found on the IKEA website.
vertical
horizontal
Use the eight compass directions N, S, E, W, NE, NW, SE, SW.
For example:
• Describe a south-east route from (1, 4) as going through the
points (2, 3), (3, 2), (4, 1) and (5, 0).
• Work out that to travel along the grid lines for a total
distance of 5 units from the origin takes you to (0, 5), (1, 4),
(2, 3), (3, 2), (4, 1) or (5, 0).
• Describe all the different routes
from A to B, travelling only
north-east or north-west.
This Appleworks template has been
used to allow not only the application of
lines of symmetry, but also the lines
have been duplicated to reveal the
interesting and distinctive star patterns
produced once the original shape is
removed...
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Position and direction
SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
As outcomes, Year 4 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Year 5 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Year 6 pupils should, for example:
Here, a classroom plan is being used as the basis of a routes
and direction exercise. To do this, first make a MASTER PAGE
with a faint grey outline of a classroom or maze....
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On Page 1 - put a locked spreadsheet frame featuring square
cells over the top. Position the origin (A1) over the top corner of
the plan. Children can use the arrow keys to navigate around the
classroom - 3 cells left, 2 cells right etc...
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Position and direction
SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
As outcomes, Year 4 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Year 5 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Year 6 pupils should, for example:
Here, Mr Short at St.Mary’s has used masking tape on the floor of his
year 3 classroom to provide a track for Pip the follow...
This is an example of a cover
designs designed by Liz Jones. She
laminated them before assembly,
another approach would be to print
them onto labels and then stick
them onto card.
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Angle and rotation
SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
As outcomes, Year 4 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Year 5 pupils should, for example:
Use, read and write:
turn, rotate, whole turn, half turn, quarter turn…
angle, right angle, straight line… degree…
ruler, set square, angle measurer…
Use, read and write, spelling correctly, the vocabulary
from the previous year, and extend to:
rotation…
acute, obtuse… protractor…
Know that angles are measured in degrees and that:
• one whole turn is 360° or four right angles;
• a quarter turn is 90° or one right angle;
• half a right angle is 45°.
Know that the angles at the corners of rectangles and squares
are 90°, and that the angles of an equilateral triangle are 60°.
As outcomes, Year 6 pupils should, for example:
Make patterns by rotating shapes.
There are all manner of co-ordinate activities in the
interactive Maths pack, which can make good use of
your laptop and data projector.
Make and measure clockwise and anti-clockwise turns,
describing them in degrees. For example:
• Make and describe turns of 30°, 60°, 90° using the hour hand
on a clock: for example, from 10 o’clock to 2 o’clock, or 5
o’clock to 7 o’clock, or 2 o’clock to 3 o’clock.
• Make and describe turns using compass directions:
for example, face west, turn clockwise by 45°, and say in
which direction you are facing now.
• In geography, express day-to-day changes in wind direction
from, say, south-west to west in degrees.
• Work out how many degrees the
pointer turns from wash to spin.
Use, read and write, spelling correctly, the vocabulary
from the previous year, and extend to:
reflex…
Sketch the position of a simple shape after a rotation
of 90° or 180° about a vertex.
Here, the power of the Apple works draw software is being
used to rotate a given shape to make these patterns.,,
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Recognise right angles and understand and use
angle measure in degrees.
Begin to identify, estimate, order, measure and
calculate acute, obtuse and right angles. Know that:
• an angle less than 90° is acute;
• an angle between 90° and 180° is obtuse;
• an angle of 180° is a straight line.
Estimate the size of each angle to the nearest 5°.
• Use a protractor to measure these angles to the
nearest 5°.
There are all
manner of angle
activities in the
interactive Maths
pack, which can
make good use of
your laptop and
data projector.
Here, a clockface has been saved to
the master page in Appleworks draw.
The children then use the ROTATE
command to accurately rotate clock
hands to make the clock tell the time.
Degrees must be entered to rotate the
selected hands in the rotate dialogue
box.
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Identify, estimate, order, measure and calculate
acute and obtuse angles.
For example:
• Estimate in degrees the size of each of a set of
angles.
• Use a protractor to measure given angles to the
nearest degree.
• Use a protractor to draw angles to the nearest
degree.
• Check that the sum of the three angles of a
triangle is 180° by measuring or paper folding.
For example, draw and cut out a triangle.
Tear off the three corners and rearrange them to
make a straight line.
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SHAPE AND SPACE
Pupils should be taught to:
As outcomes, Year 4 pupils should, for example:
As outcomes, Year 5 pupils should, for example:
Start to order angles. For example:
• Use a 45° or 60° set square to draw and measure angles of
90°, 60°, 45° and 30°.
• Recognise which of two angles is greater: for example, that
an angle of 60° is greater than an angle of 45°.
• Place in order of size a set of angles, each less than two right
angles.
As outcomes, Year 6 pupils should, for example:
• Use a protractor to draw angles of 25°, 80°, 135°.
There are all
manner of angle
activities in the
interactive Maths
pack, which can
make good use of
your laptop and
data projector.
For example:
• Identify acute, obtuse and right angles in the
classroom, and in 2-D shapes.
• Say which of these angles are acute, and which
are obtuse.
• Calculate the third angle
of a triangle, given the
other two.
• Calculate angles at a point.
For example:
• Use a Logo procedure to explore the external
angle properties of regular polygons
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Here, degrees must be
entered to rotate the line
to make answer the
questions set.
Complimentary angles
often have to be worked
out to get the result.
• Calculate angles
in a straight line.
For example:
Here, Terry Turtle X has been employed to make the turtle
reproduce angles. He has to be used at ‘level 4’ to carry
out such complex moves...
Lets go with
Voirrey/Katy
There are all manner of angle activities in the interactive Maths pack,
such as this ‘Random Angles’ which can make good use of your
laptop and data projector.
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And finallly, lets not forget our very own ‘Lets go with
Voirrey’, which was produced back in 2001 to allow us to
navigate a little boat around the isle of Man...
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