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Shape and Space is one of three titles in the Mad About Maths series. This is a bright, colourful series designed to help Key Stage 2 children (7-11's) develop their number skills and mathematical confidence, mainly by learning at home in support of their National Curriculum classroom studies. Each book is packed...
An introduction to shape and space, this text tackles maths in line with the National Curriculum Numeracy Strategy, stressing mental maths wherever appropriate. There are puzzles and activities, boxed features and...
Published by BEAM, this collection provides a selection of resources for teachers of primary and lower secondary mathematics. Included are a number of challenging problems and puzzles, open-ended investigations, cross-curricular activities, and resources to practise and consolidate students' mathematical...
Shape and Space
From the series Great Lesson Ideas, this Teachers TV video looks at games and activities used in two primary schools to develop student’s understanding of shape and space. At Cuffley School, Hertfordshire, students in Year Two and Year Three explore the characteristics of different shapes using pieces of elastic...
This collection from Century Maths comprises the Shape and Space elements of the Focus books.
There are three sections aimed at years 7/8, year 9 and year 10/11. Each section contains a student book and teacher material. (Note: the collection is in the process of being completed, some files may not be...
Shape and Space Activities
The activities in this booklet are intended to help students visualise and describe shapes and their properties. The purpose of the activities is to encourage students to picture things in their mind and use mathematical vocabulary to describe them, this was a key feature of the National Numeracy Strategy.
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This book includes 12 core activities for children as they make the transition from foundation stage to year 1. Each activity has an extension tasks, opportunities to encourage children to think mathematically without resorting to worksheets, simplifications and suggestions for developing ideas, resource lists and...
Each book in this series, suitable for Years 3 to 6, provides a bank of 30 photocopiable activities and games to help children develop strategies for using and applying their mathematical knowledge in a variety of contexts. The ideas can be used with any other maths resource.
This book investigates shape and...
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
Shape Folding Videos
These videos are taken from the Maths Careers website and demonstrate how to create a series of recognisable shapes from an A4 piece of paper. Each video lasts approximately 90 seconds, the shapes made include:
- Isosceles triangle
- Equilateral triangle
- Square
- Kites
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