Primary/K-6: Shape (Geometry)
We expose children to shapes; their properties and how they relate to the world around them. We provide rich language and fun activities that support this important area of development.
"Early spatial skills are predictive of later mathematical achievement."
Hawes and Ansari 2020
Here are all the topics covered in Shape (Geometry) in our Rainbow Ladder Maths
Red
- 2D Shape Handling and Naming
- 3D Shape Handling and Naming
Orange
- Recognising 2D Shapes
- Recognising 3D Shapes
- Symmetry
Yellow
- Pentagons
- Properties of Shapes
- Rotating Patterns
- Modelling with 3D Shapes
- Right Angles and Quarter Turns
- Doubling and Halving Right Angles
Green
- Making Shapes
- Investigating Shapes
- Tessellation
- Pyramids and Prisms
- Investigating Nets
Blue
- Types of Triangles
- Symmetry in Triangles
- Turning Patterns
- Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
- Diagonal Lines
- Circumference of Circles
- Radius and Diameter of Circles
- Tessellation
- Recognising and Making Angles
- Nets of 3D Shapes
Purple
- Congruence
- Circles
- Rotational Symmetry
- Reflective Symmetry
- Quadrilaterals
- Tessellation
Lilac
- Using a Protractor
- Tessellation
- Circles