Properties of shapes and objects (9 lessons)

In this sequence of 9 lessons, students name, describe and classify 3D objects, use spatial language, and draw 2D maps of familiar spaces from different perspectives.

Additional details

Year level(s) Year 3
Audience Teacher
Purpose Teaching resource
Format Web page
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches Explicit teaching, Worked examples, Questioning, Mathematics investigation, Concrete Representational Abstract model
Keywords 2D shapes, 3D objects, classification, direction (geometry), summative assessment

Curriculum alignment

Curriculum connections Numeracy
Strand and focus Space
Topics Position and location, Shapes and objects
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions
AC9M3SP01
Make, compare and classify objects, identifying key features and explaining why these features make them suited to their uses

Numeracy progression Understanding geometric properties (P3)
Positioning and locating (P3)

Copyright details

Organisation

Victoria State Government Department of Education

Copyright

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