Maths Rotations: Geometry-Shape: Week 1

Curriculum Link:
Connect three-dimensional objects with their nets and other two-
dimensional representations (ACMMG111)

Station 1 2 3 4
Marshmallow Escher
Quadrilateral toothpick Geometry Tessellating
Activity Bingo Geometry Celebrity heads Shapes

Identify Construct 3D Guess the Create a

quadrilaterals shapes and list shape based on tessellating
Objective based on their its defining shape and
attributes. characteristic repeat it to
make a pattern

-Counters -Playdough -Geometry -Coloured card

-Bingo Boards -Toothpicks Celebrity heads -Scissors
Resources -Calling cards -Instructions game -Pencils
-Instructions -Mini- -mini- -Sticky tape
whiteboards whiteboards -A4 paper
-Markers -markers

-What I did? -Picture of the -write all of the -Glued in shape

Assessment -What was a shape shapes you got that was
Maths journal shape I -List the edges, correct and created
entry includes: learned? List its surfaces and their definitions -Description
name and vertices of each using slide, flip
description. shape made and turn
SHAPE LESSONS: (10 mins)
Day 1:
Introduction to the stations:
- Set up and instructions of each of the stations
- Reminder of the groups
- Introduce topic of the week

Day 2:
Tessellations
- Ask the class for the 2 defining characteristics of tessellating shapes (no
gaps and no overlaps)
- Explain the 3 stages; slide (translation), flip (reflection) and turn
(rotation)
- Draw a shape on the board and ask the students to flip, slide or turn the
shape
- Hold up the boards once completed for teacher check.

Day 3:
Recognising shapes
- Watch video http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/media/1566372/
- Explain that shapes are everywhere in all objects
- Watch the powerpoint find the shape

Day 4:
Recognising shapes from their nets.
- Guess the net
- Class to start with a whiteboard, marker and rubber
- Watch the powerpoint guess the shape and have the class guess what
shape they think the nets are.
- Hold up their whiteboards with either the answer of the shape on it