Geometric thinking resources

Students match pictures of 2- and 3-dimensional shapes with their correct names.

Using grids, students enlarge shapes by different scale factors.

In this practical task, students use different colours to identify a variety of 2-dimensional shapes in a stained glass window pattern.

Students cut out tangram shapes and arrange them to fit into the outline of three different drawings of everyday items.

Students decide whether shapes rectangles or not and explain their reasoning.

Students identify which of 5 triangles fits a given description.

Students complete a chart showing original shapes, rotation instructions, and the shapes after rotation.

Students continue tessellation patterns of a rectangular shape.

Students draw in three 3-dimensional shapes on a grid from the view shown.

This task requires students to identify the shape name, the number of faces, edges and vertices of a selection of everyday objects.

This task is about sorting shapes into different groups.

Students draw diagrams to demonstrate their understanding of three angle properties: angles at a point, adjacent angles on a straight line and vertically opposite angles.

Students draw lines of symmetry on road sign pictures.

Student select shapes that are similar but not squares and explain what makes them squares or not.

Students identify different shapes from clues about their properties and then create their own clues to share with a buddy.

For this NEMP task students perform a range of tasks which cover aspects of symmetry, shape identification, enlargement, and right-angle recognition.

Student select shapes that are similar but not triangles and explain what makes them triangles or not.

Students use their knowledge of vertically opposite angles, adjacent angles on a straight line, and angles at a point to identify unknown angles in everyday shapes.

Students identify turns as left or right to describe a path taken on a simple street map.

Students give the number of vertices, straight lines, and curved lines and complete sentences to describe different 3-dimensional shapes.

Students give the number of vertices, straight lines, and curved lines and complete sentences to describe different 2-dimensional shapes.

Students locate positions on a treasure map using the major compass directions.

Students identify whether reflection, rotation, or translation best describes how a shape has been transformed.

For this task students are required to record, in a table, the compass bearings of objects shown on a submarine radar screen. Distances from the submarine are also recorded.

Students identify the compass direction that describes travel between two towns on a map.