Geometric thinking resources

In this practical task, students arrange triangles and hexagons to create tessellating patterns.

Students drag and drop to sort 2-dimensional shapes into three categories based on the number of sides, curved sides, or corners the shape has.

Students need to identify which of the three transformations - translation, reflection, or rotation - has been applied to an animal wallpaper pattern.

Students draw lines of symmetry through pictures of everyday objects.

Students complete shape patterns which show translation, reflection, or rotation.

Students predict nets that fold to make a cube, then cut out and fold the nets to check their prediction.

This task requires students to circle a corner, an edge, and a face on three different shapes. Students then count how many corners, edges, and faces each shape has altogether.

Students draw top and side views of five different 3-dimensional objects.

Without looking, and by feeling a range of 3-dimensional objects, students describe physical features of each object.

Students draw the bird's-eye view of each of three buildings that are pictured.

Students identify the cross-sections of various pieces of fruit will look like when they are sliced.

In this practical task, students make specified 3-dimensional shapes, and then sort them into two groups according to criteria that the student defines.

In this practical task students construct 3-dimensional shapes from modelling clay then cut them in half and draw their cross-sections.

Students complete pictures by drawing in the other side of a mirror line.

Students identify shapes with given shape properties.

In this practical task, students use models of 3-dimensional shapes to complete a chart showing the number of faces, corners, and edges for each object.

In this practical task, students use drawings to identify the number of multi-link cubes needed to construct 3-dimensional pieces of furniture. They then construct the pieces.

In this practical task students use a grid squares overlay to estimate the area of six shapes by counting the number of squares each shape covers.

Students categorise 3-dimensional objects into cubes, cuboids (rectangular prisms), cylinders, cones, spheres, and pyramids.

Students identify nets that can fold to make a cube and explain how they know.

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

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

This task is about sorting shapes into different groups.

Students draw lines of symmetry on road sign pictures.

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