DOMAIN: Mathematics Level: SENIOR TEAM NUMERACY UNIT PLANNER

DIMENSION KEY VOCABULARY

Measurement & Geometry Angle Reflex
Vertex Straight
FOCUS AREA Arms Revolution
Geometric Reasoning Acute Protractor
Obtuse Degrees
Right-angle

CONTENT DESCRIPTIONS- Include content description relevant to focus area.

LEVEL 4 LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6
Compare angles and classify them as equal to, Estimate, measure and compare angles using Investigate, with and without digital technologies,
greater than or less than a right angle(VCMMG174) degrees. Construct angles using a angles on a straight line, angles at a point and
protractor(VCMMG202) vertically opposite angles. Use results to find
unknown angles (VCMMG231)

ASSESSMENTS - pre and post tests TIMING

Essential Maths test Friday 26th May session
Pre-test Monday 29th May session
Post-test Friday 2nd June session

LEARNING SEQUENCE
OVERVIEW REFERENCE
Unit at a glance (i.e. doubles, near doubles, etc.) (Include title and page numbers)

1. Pre-test and classifying types of angles LESSON 1

2. Introduction to protractor use and measuring angles LESSON 2

3. Expanding protractor use and measuring angles within their names LESSON 3

4. Measuring with protractor and drawing angles to create dot-to-dot image. LESSON 4

5. Designing their own pool table, incorporating specific criteria. LESSON 5

NUMERACY WORK PROGRAM Term: 2 DIMENSION: ANGLES

WALT Identify the different types of angles.

Game
2-5 min
Whole Students complete angles pre-test.
WHOLE

Class
Teaching Explicit teaching of different types of angles.
Focus:
7-10 min
Teaching Students create 2 arrows using cardboard and join the pieces together with split
Group pins.
Focus: Students use cardboard model to discover/identify angles in the classroom.
15 min Students draw representations of each angle in their books, classifying and
LESSON 1

labelling where they found each angle in the classroom.

Learning Engagement
Example:
PART

Roving
conferences
10 minutes

Share Time: Students discuss the different angles they found around the classroom and define the angle types.
10 min Ask students if they found any angles that were not acute, obtuse or right-angles.
WHOLE

Anecdotal notes section

 WALT Measure angles using a protractor.

Game
2-5 min
Whole Explicit teaching of how to use a protractor to measure angles.
WHOLE

Class
Teaching
Focus:
7-10 min
Teaching Students draw their names in capitals letters on grid paper in their books.
Group Using protractors, students measure and classify each angle in each letter of their
Focus: name.
15 min Students to write measurements and angle types in different colours to avoid
confusion.

Learning Engagement
LESSON 2

Example:
PART

Roving
conferences
10 minutes

Share Time: Sharing how many of each different angles students had in their name.
10 min Students explaining what they found challenging about this task.
WHOLE

Anecdotal notes section

 WALT Measure angles using a protractor.

Game
2-5 min
Whole Explicit teaching, recapping measuring angles using a protractor.
WHOLE

Class
Teaching
Focus:
7-10 min
Teaching Students create random lines in their books using tape or drawing with pens.
Group Using protractors, students measure all the angles created by the lines and label
Focus: their type.
15 min Students to write measurements and angle types in different colours to avoid
confusion.

Learning Engagement
LESSON 3

Example:
PART

Roving
conferences
10 minutes

Share Time: Students discuss what sorts of angles they didnt find in the activity, such as reflex and revolution.
10 min Discussion about why these angles can be less common.
WHOLE

Anecdotal notes section

 WALT Draw angles by measuring with a protractor.

Game
2-5 min
Whole Explicit teaching very quick recap on measuring angles and classifying types.
WHOLE

Class Teacher modelling how to complete dot-to-dot activity by reading instructions aloud to assist students in beginning the task.
Teaching
Focus:
7-10 min
Teaching Students complete dot-to-dot by drawing lines on certain angles as described in
Group the instructions.
Focus:
15 min Varied difficulty of dot-to-dots will be provided to students according to their

Learning Engagement
LESSON 4

abilities.
PART

Roving
conferences
10 minutes
Share Time: Students reflect on the activity, sharing what the most common type of angles were (obtuse) and as a class discuss the reasoning for this.
10 min If time permits, explain angles in triangles adding to 180 degrees.
WHOLE

Anecdotal notes section

 WALT Draw angles by measuring with a protractor.

Game
2-5 min
Whole Students complete angles post-test.
WHOLE

Class
Teaching
Focus:
7-10 min
Teaching Students are provided with criteria for designing their own pool tables.
Group
Focus: Students design their pool tables, where they must show if the ball was hit (by a
15 min professional) how the ball would bounce off the walls to get into a pocket.

Learning Engagement
LESSON 5

Students must design their pool tables by including at least one of each type of
angle.
Students must label the size and type of each angle.
PART

This can be used as a form of summative assessment.

Roving
conferences
10 minutes
Share Time: Students share their designs.
10 min
WHOLE

Anecdotal notes section