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The development of spatial and geometric thinking: The importance of instruction
This article presents levels of geometric thinking and the types of activities required to develop this thinking.
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| Year level(s) | Foundation, Year 1 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Structuring lessons, Metacognitive strategies |
| Keywords | geometric thinking |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Space |
| Topics | Shapes and objects |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9MFSP01
Sort, name and create familiar shapes; recognise and describe familiar shapes within objects in the environment, giving reasons
AC9M1SP01
Make, compare and classify familiar shapes; recognise familiar shapes and objects in the environment, identifying the similarities and differences between them |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding geometric properties (P1, P2)
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| Organisation | NRICH |
| Copyright | © 1997-2022 University of Cambridge. Free-for-education material. |
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