Geometry
Shapes
Identify, Classify + Describe Shapes (Note: see separate section for angles)
2D Shapes Assessment Tasks
Y4-8 Formative Assessment tasks for 2D Shapes. ARBs.
Maths eyes
Images, prompts + gallery walks to help students investigate the maths around them
Y3-4 Symmetry
Symmetry in the Environment. ARC (Education Vic)
Y4 Symmetry
Symmetry online activities. Geogebra
Y4 Symmetry
Creating symmetrical patterns, pictures and shapes. ARC (Education Vic)
Y5 Parallel + Perpendicular Polygons
10 Lessons. Oak National academy
Y4-8 Identify, classify, describe shapes
2D + 3D shapes. A mix of Units + Activities Tāhūrangi
Y4-5 Classify 2D Shapes
Classify 2D shapes using venn diagrams Lesson. Tāhūrangi
Y4-6 Geometric Properties of Shapes
Lessons + Teaching ideas for triangles + quadrilaterals. ARC (Education Vic)
Y4-6 Properties of 2D + 3D Shapes
10 Lessons. Oak National Academy.
Y4-6 Seeing squares / parallelograms / Rhombuses
3 Games. NRICH
Y4-6 Classify 3D Shapes
Classify 3D shapes using venn diagrams Lesson. Tāhūrangi
Y4-7 Classify Triangles
Plan+video: Formative Reengagment Lesson. Inside Mathematics
Y4-7 Shape Sorter
Online activities. polygons, solids, prisms + shapes with line symmetry. Transum
Y4-8 Shapes Talks
Slides + teaching notes to accompany Daily Shapes talks
Y4-7 Polygons + Quadrilaterals
GeoGebra online activities
Y4-7 Polygons
Review Polygons. Online Activities. Transum.org
Y5-8 Using Decision Trees to Classify Shapes
Analyse and develop Decision Trees to Identify Shapes
Y4-7 More Polygons
Other polygon activities. Transum.org
Y5-7 Starting from Scratch
Students code in Scratch to explore properties of polygons. Tāhūrangi
Y5-6 Guess what? 3D shapes
Ask questions to guess which 3D shape. NRICH game
Y5-6 Prisms + Pyramids
Year 6 Planning Tool. Mathematics Hub. aust.
Y4-6 Expanded Square
Investigation covering ideas of symmetry, area + equivalent fractions. 3 lessons. ReSolve.
Y6 Parallel + Perpendicular Lines
online activity. GeoGebra
Y6-8 Triangles
Online Activities. GeoGebra
7-8. Angles + Parallel Lines
Mathematics Hub (Aust)
Y7-8 Investigating conditions for parallel lines
Lessons + Teaching ideas. ARC (Education Vic)
Y7 Algebra: Prisms + Pyramids
2 lesson sequence. ReSolve
Y7-8 Geometric Patterns
classify and construct triangles, quadrilaterals and other polygons. Mathshub
Y7-8 Celebrity Quadrilaterals: algorithms
Intended to follow the Geometric Patterns Lesson. Build decision trees. Mathshub
Spatial Reasoning
Identify, Visualise, Construct + Draw Objects in Space, including Plan Views + Nets
Assessment Tasks
Y4-8 Formative Assessment tasks for 3D shapes, nets + drawings. ARBs
Y4 Make + Describe the features of 3D Models
ARC (Education Vic)
Y5-6 Nets + drawings of 3D shapes
Connect 3D objects with their nets and other 2D representations. ARC
Y4-6 Polyhedra Nets
Making Nets of 3D Shapes. 1 week. Tāhūrangi
Y4-6 Perspective on Picasso
perspective drawings of 3D shapes. 1 week. Tahūrangi
Y5-8 Transformations
Transformations + constructions Links rich tasks + questions. nrich
Y5-8 Shape 3D
Activities, Investigations, videos, visuals and starters. Transum.org
Y6-8 Pyramids in a box Inquiry
Students Design + construct a box to hold 2 pyramids. 4 Lessons. ReSolve.
Y6 Construct simple pyramids + Prisms
Lessons + Teaching ideas. ARC (Education Vic)
Y5+7 Drawing different Views of prisms + Solids
Lessons + Teaching ideas. ARC (Education Vic)
Y5+7 Skyscraper Templates
Use perspective drawings to build tower blocks. thinking Mathematically
Y6+8 Nets of Solids
Unfolding Prism, pyramid, Cylinder + Cone. GeoGebra
Y6+8 Draw, Compose + Decompose Shapes
10 Lessons. Includes nets. Oak National Academy.
Y7 Building with Triangles
properties of Triangles. Using triangles to build other shapes. 2 sessions. Tahūrangi
Y7-8 Area, perimeter, position + direction
Scaling+Shapes on coordinate plane. Lessons 6-10. Oak
Y8 Using GeoGebra to Draw the Net of a Rectangular Prism.
Maths Academy
GeoGebra online tool
Geogebra
Y7-8 Solid Understanding
properties of solids / 3D shapes. 1 week. Tahūrangi
Reflect, Rotate, Translate and Resize Objects in Space
Y4-6 Assessment Tasks
Y4-6 Formative Assessment tasks for Transformations. ARBs
Y4+6 Coordinating Classroom coordinates
coordinates + Transformations. Fun Active Lesson. nrich
Y4-8 Rigid Transformations
Online Activities. GeoGebra
Y5-6 Tāhūrangi
A mix of tasks for Rotation, reflection and Translation
Y5-6 Describe translations, reflection and rotations of 2D shapes
ARC (Education Vic)
Y5-6 Transform familiar 2D shapes
ARC (Education Vic)
Y5-7 A cartesian puzzle
coordinate geometry + rotational symmetry puzzle. NRICH
Y4-8 Behind the Beehive
good intro video for tesselations. The code BBC
Y4-8 Transformations
Online Video + Activities for transformations
Y5+7 Enlargements
Transum Videos + Activities
Y5-8 Origami Herringbone Tessellation
Video: Shubham’s Origami world.
Y5-8 Constructions
Transformations + constructions links. rich tasks + questions. nrich
Y6-8 Assessment Tasks
L4 formative assessment tasks for Transformations. ARBs
Y6+8 Transformations on coordinate plane
Translations, reflections and rotations. ARC (Education Vic)
Y6+8 Moving Chairs: Reflection + rotation
Reflect + Rotate shapes on the coordinate plane. two Lessons over 3+days.
Y5+7 Enlargement
A mix of units + activities for Enlargement. Tahūrangi
Y6+8 Reflection + rotation Art
Reflect + Rotate on the coordinate plane.
Y7-8 Tāhūrangi
A mix of units + activities for transformations.
Y5-8 Transformations
18 Lessons. Oak National Academy. Includes Enlargement.
Y6+8 Transformations: Frieze Patterns
3 lessons. ReSolve.
Y6-8 Transformations including tesellations
Investigate the effect of transformations on shapes. ARC (Education Vic)
Pathways
Read and Use Maps. Interpret and Describe Pathways
Y4-6 Assessment Tasks
Y4-6 formative assessment tasks for position + orientation. ARBs
Y4-5 Simple grid maps
Teaching Ideas: create and interpret simple grid maps. ARC (Education Vic)
Y5-6 Tāhūrangi
Y5-6 Position + Orientation units + tasks. Tāhūrangi
Y4-5 scales, legends + directions
Teaching Ideas: Use scales, legends and directions to read maps ARC (Education Vic)
Y5-8 Coordinates
Online activities, video, starters and visual aids for coordinates. Transum.org
Y5-8 Coordinates
Locate points on coordinate Plane. GeoGebra
Y4-6 Rainforest: Use compass Points
Online Game: compass Directions. ABC Education
Y4-6 Rainforest: Make a walking track
Online Game: compass Directions + Grid References. ABC Education
Y4-6 Rainforest: Use a grid Map
Online Game: compass Directions + Grid References. ABC Education
Y5-7 Use a grid reference system
Teaching Ideas: Use a grid reference system to describe locations. ARC (Education Vic)
Y5-7 Banana Cake
Students find locations and organise space using grid references. Tāhūrangi
Y6-7 My Place in Space
Plot Points, find coordinates, measure distances between points. 2 lessons. reSolve
Y7-8 Assessment Tasks
L4 Formative assessment tasks for position + orientation. ARBs
Y5-8 Treasure Hunt
A coordinates game with 4 levels. Online and downloadable versions available. NRICH
Y7-8 Tāhūrangi
Y7-8 units + activities for Position + Orientation. Tāhūrangi
Y7-8 Coordinates in 4 Quadrants
Teaching Ideas: Cartesian coordinate system using all four quadrants. ARC (Education Vic)
Y7-8 Plotting Points on the Cartesian Plan
Teaching Ideas. (4 quadrants) ARC (Education Vic)
Y8-9 Bearings
Online activities, video, starters and visual aids for Bearings (compass direction + angle). Transum.org