Shape

There are 366 different Starters of The Day, many to choose from. You will find in the left column below some starters on the topic of Shape.

A lesson starter does not have to be on the same topic as the main part of the lesson or the topic of the previous lesson. It is often very useful to revise and consolidate topic by using a starter based on a totally different topic. Some of the most popular starters are shown in the right column below.

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Shape Starters:

Area Two: How many different shapes with an area of 2 square units can you make by joining dots on this grid with straight lines?

Christmas Ornaments: A Maths Starter activity requiring students to arrange Christmas ornaments in a square box.

Christmas Tables: Which of the two shapes has the largest area?

Flowers: Can you draw 4 straight lines, without taking your pencil off the paper, which pass through all 9 roses?

Hexagon: On a full page in the back of your exercise book draw a perfectly regular hexagon.

How Many Rectangles?: Count the number of rectangles in the diagram.

How Many Squares 1?: Work out how many squares are there altogether in the given pattern.

How Many Squares 2?: How many squares can be found by joining four dots on the grid?

How Many Triangles? 1: How many Triangles can you find in the diagram?

How Many Triangles? 2: How many triangles are hidden in the pattern? What strategy might you use to count them all to ensure you don't miss any out?

How Many Triangles? 3: Count the number of triangles in the given diagram.

Match Fish: A traditional match stick puzzle.

Mathterpiece: Memorise a picture made up of geometrical shapes

Missing Square Puzzle: The missing square puzzle is an optical illusion used to help students reason about geometrical figures.

Oblongs: Find the dimensions of a rectangle given the perimeter and area.

Pentagon: On a full page in the back of your exercise book draw a perfectly regular pentagon.

Polygon Riddle 1: Solve the riddle to find the name of the polygon then sum the interior angles.

Polygon Riddle 2: A "My first is in..." type riddle leading to a polygon interior angle calculation.

Polygon Riddle 3: Work out which mathematical shape the riddle describes.

Quads: Calculate the areas of all the possible quadrilaterals that can be constructed by joining together dots on this grid.

Square Angles: Find a trapezium, a triangle and a quadrilateral where all of the angles are square numbers.

Square Circle Kite: Write down the names of all the mathematical shapes you know.

Squared Animals: Separate three rows of three animals using three squares.

Two Squares: Using six matches can you make two equal sized squares?

Wrapping Paper: Find the order of rotational symmetry of the repeating pattern.

 

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Shape Teacher Resources:

Polygons: Match the shapes to the names.


Shape Activities:

Christmas Ornaments: A hands on activity requiring students to arrange Christmas ornaments in a square box.

Faces, Edges and Vertices: Calculate the number of faces, edges and vertices on 3D Shapes.

How Many Squares?: How many squares can be found by joining four dots on the grid?

Oblongs: Find the lengths of the sides of rectangles given their areas and perimeters.

Quad Areas: Calculate the areas of all the possible quadrilaterals that can be constructed by joining together dots on this grid.


Shape Investigations:

How Many Rectangles?: How many rectangles can be found on a grid of squares?

Polygon Areas: Investigate polygons with an area of 4 sq. units. Investigate polygons with other areas.

Tessellations: Which shapes tessellate?


Shape Videos:

Circle Song: This song helps students remember circle terminology (radius & diameter) and the formulas for area and circumference. Complete with pictures from an industry that manufactures lots of circles.

Parallelogram: Instructional video showing how the area of a parallelogram can be determined.


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Most Popular Lesson Starters

Date Name Average Rating
September23 How Many Triangles? 1 4.6
January23 How Many Triangles? 2 4.5
August11 Flowers 4.5
December27 How Many Squares 1? 4.4
May23 How Many Triangles? 3 4.4
November16 How Many Rectangles? 4.3
September27 Mental Test 10 4.3
May16 Graph Picture 4.3
February12 Add Just In Time 4.3
June15 Maths Crossword 4.3

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