Mathematics / Year 1 / Measurement and Geometry / Shape

Curriculum content descriptions

Recognise and classify familiar two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects using obvious features (ACMMG022)

Elaborations
  • focusing on geometric features and describing shapes and objects using everyday words such as corners, edges and faces
General capabilities
  • Numeracy Numeracy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Shapes (Geometry),  Solids (Geometry)

Interactive

Sites2See: Space and Geometry for Primary

Selected links to online resources that can support the teaching and learning of geometry for primary-aged students.

Video

Play School: Buttons and shapes

Have you ever looked at the buttons on your clothes? What shapes are they? You will find that most buttons are circles, but sometimes they can come in really different and interesting shapes, sizes and colours! What are some of the button shapes and colours mentioned in this video?

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Objects can be sorted and classified in different ways

This two-week unit develops student knowledge, understanding and skills with 2D shapes, 3D objects, volume, and internal volume (capacity). Students are provided opportunities to: name, describe and represent 2D shapes; explore familiar 3D objects by sorting, stacking, describing, and making representations; recognise that ...

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Collections of ten are really useful: K–2 Year B – Unit 1

This two-week unit introduces students to the big idea that collections of 10 are useful.

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Patterns have something that repeats over and over and over again: K–2 Year B – Unit 2

This two-week unit provides opportunity for students to further develop knowledge, understanding, and skills of two-dimensional shapes and their attributes and properties.

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New shapes can be made by joining (combining) or partitioning (breaking apart) existing shapes: K–2 Year B – Unit 5

This two-week unit develops student knowledge, understanding, and skills of how new shapes can be made by joining (combining) and breaking apart (partitioning) existing shapes.

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What needs to be measured determines the Unit of measure: K–2 Year B – Unit 14

This two-week unit develops student knowledge, skills and understanding of measurement. Students are provided opportunities to compare, order and match measurement attributes by using direct comparison and informal units; consider how the choice of measuring unit affects accuracy; explore conservation of length, area, internal ...

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Objects can be sorted and classified in different ways: K–2 Year B – Unit 19

This two-week unit develops student knowledge, understanding and skills with three-dimensional objects, volume and internal volume. Students are provided opportunities to name, classify, compare and describe 2D shapes and 3D objects according to their features; recognise that flat surfaces of 3D objects can be named as ...

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Stand up, sit down - Calculate

This game focuses on listening and matching shape properties to the correct shape, and using mathematical vocabulary to describe shapes.

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Finding Shapes and Objects - Calculate

The focus of this activity is for students to count a variety of objects in their home environment and write the number for each.

Downloadable

First steps in mathematics: Space

This guide supports teachers to develop students’ geometric understandings.

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Geometry: Foundation to Year 9

This comprehensive resource describes the progression of geometric reasoning. The resource demonstrates examples of relevant teaching strategies, investigations, activity plans and connected concepts in geometry including teaching and cultural implications.

Downloadable

First steps in mathematics: Measurement – Book 1

The content of this book is organised into topics including understanding units, and direct measuring.

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Collections of ten are really useful: K–2 Year B – Unit 11

This sample multi–age unit develops student knowledge, understanding, and skills of place value, number representation, and data.

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What needs to be measured determines the Unit of measurement: K–2 Year B – Unit 8

This sample multi–age unit explores the big idea 'what needs to be measured determines the unit of measurement'.

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What needs to be measured determines the unit of measurement: K–2 Year B – Unit 3

This two-week unit develops student knowledge, understanding and skills of measurement.

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Sometimes things move and change location: K–2 Year B – Unit 10

This unit develops understanding and skills of position.

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What needs to be measured determines the Unit of measurement: K–2 Year B – Unit 17

This two-week unit develops student knowledge, understanding and skills of measurement using informal and formal units. Students are provided opportunities to estimate, measure, compare and record a variety of attributes including length, area, volume and mass using informal units; estimate, measure and record length using ...

Interactive

Sites2See: Patterns and Algebra

Selected links to a range of interactive online resources for the study of patterns and algebra in Foundation to Year 6 Mathematics.

Interactive

Sites2See – measurement for primary

Selected links to a range of interactive and print resources for Measurement topics in K-6 Mathematics.