Day: July 7, 2007

Maths worksheets: Classify shapes. Y6

circle, semi-circle, triangle, equilateral triangle, isosceles triangle, scalene triangle, quadrilateral, rectangle, oblong, square, parallelogram, rhombus, kite, trapezium, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, polygon, cube, cuboid, pyramid, sphere, hemisphere, cylinder, cone, prism, tetrahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, polyhedron.

shape1Plenty of shape names to learn. By year 6 children should be able to use, read and write the following words:

pattern, shape, two-dimensional, three-dimensional, line, side, edge, face, surface, base, point, angle, vertex, vertices, centre, (or center in the US) radius, diameter, net, curved, regular, irregular, concave, convex, circular, triangular, hexagonal, cylindrical, square-based, right-angled, congruent, concentric, tangram, circumference, arc. Continue reading “Maths worksheets: Classify shapes. Y6”

What is expected of children? Part 1: the 7 strands of maths

calculating, shape, measures, data handling, knowing, using and applying mathematics

For parents it is often very difficult to know what is expected of their children at school. Over the next few weeks I will try to provide a guide for parents, starting today with how primary school maths has been broken down into ‘strands’. Continue reading “What is expected of children? Part 1: the 7 strands of maths”