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  • Mathematics // Geometry

    2-D faces on 3-D shapes

    Identify 2-D shapes on the surface of 3-D shapes (e.g. a circle on a cylinder, a triangle on a pyramid)

    Ages 6 to 7Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Patterns & Sequences

    Order and arrange combinations of mathematical objects in patterns and sequences

    Ages 6 to 7Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Right Angles & Turns

    Identify right angles; recognise that two right angles make a half-turn, three make three-quarters, and four make a complete turn

    Ages 7 to 8Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Understanding angles

    Recognise angles as a property of shape or a description of a turn

    Ages 7 to 8Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Parallel and perpendicular lines

    Identify horizontal and vertical lines and pairs of perpendicular and parallel lines

    Ages 7 to 8Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Recognising and drawing shapes by attributes

    Recognise and draw shapes having specified attributes (e.g. a given number of angles or equal faces); identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons…

    Ages 7 to 8Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    2-D shapes (age 7+)

    Draw 2-D shapes and make 3-D shapes using modelling materials; recognise 3-D shapes in different orientations and describe them

    Ages 7 to 8Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Types of angles

    Identify acute and obtuse angles; compare and order angles up to two right angles by size

    Ages 8 to 9Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Types of angles (age 8+)

    Use and interpret standard geometric diagram conventions: mark right angles with a small square, equal lengths with single or double tick marks, and equal…

    Ages 8 to 12Representation
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Classifying quadrilaterals

    Understand that shapes in different categories may share attributes defining a larger category; classify quadrilaterals (rhombuses, rectangles, squares) and…

    Ages 8 to 9Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    First Quadrant Coordinates

    Describe positions on a 2-D grid as coordinates in the first quadrant

    Ages 8 to 9Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Coordinates (age 8+)

    Plot specified points on a coordinate grid and draw sides to complete a given polygon

    Ages 8 to 9Representation
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Nets of 3-D Shapes

    Identify, draw, and interpret nets of common 3-D shapes — cubes, cuboids, triangular prisms, and square-based pyramids — by predicting which 3-D shape a given…

    Ages 8 to 11Representation
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Transformations on a grid

    Represent and carry out geometric transformations on squared paper or a coordinate grid: reflections (in horizontal, vertical, and diagonal mirror lines…

    Ages 8 to 12Representation
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Describing Movements

    Describe movements between positions as translations of a given unit to the left/right and up/down

    Ages 8 to 9Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    2-D shapes (age 8+)

    Identify lines of symmetry in 2-D shapes presented in different orientations; recognise line-symmetric figures and draw lines of symmetry

    Ages 8 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Lines of symmetry

    Complete a simple symmetric figure with respect to a specific line of symmetry

    Ages 8 to 9Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Degrees and turns

    Know that angles are measured in degrees, where one degree is 1/360 of a full turn; understand that an angle turning through n one-degree angles has a measure…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    What Is an Angle?

    Understand that an angle is a geometric shape formed by two rays sharing a common endpoint (vertex); recognise angles in real-life contexts and 2-D shapes

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Measuring angles

    Measure angles in whole-number degrees using a protractor; draw given angles and sketch angles of specified measure

    Ages 9 to 10Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Lines, Rays & Angles

    Draw and identify points, lines, line segments, rays, angles (right, acute, obtuse), and perpendicular and parallel lines; identify these in two-dimensional…

    Ages 9 to 10Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Angle Sum Rules

    Know that angles at a point sum to 360° (one whole turn), angles on a straight line sum to 180°, and vertically opposite angles are equal; use these facts to…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Regular and irregular polygons

    Distinguish between regular and irregular polygons based on reasoning about equal sides and equal angles

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Measuring angles (age 9+)

    Recognise angle measure as additive; find unknown angles by adding or subtracting on a diagram using equations with a symbol for the unknown

    Ages 9 to 10Method