Shape

There are 366 different Starters of The Day, many to choose from. You will find 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 or explore other concepts by using a starter based on a totally different area of Mathematics.

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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 Tables

Which of the two shapes has the largest area? You will be surprised!

Goat Grazing

Find the loci of the goat's position as it eats the grass while tethered to the rope.

Hexagon

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

How Many Rectangles?

How many rectangles can you find in this pattern? Can you come up with a systematic method for counting them all?

How Many Squares? 1

Work out how many squares are there altogether in the given pattern then tackle the chess board.

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

Find a systematic way of counting the number of triangles in the given diagram.

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.

Overlapping Squares

If two squares overlap, what shapes can the overlapping region make?

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

A 'My first is in...' riddle that describes a geometrical shape. Can you construct it?

Quad Areas

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

Rows of Roses

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

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 pencils can you make two equal sized squares?

 

Exercises

Angle Parallels

Angle Parallels

Understand and use the relationship between parallel lines and alternate and corresponding angles.

Angles in a Triangle

Angles in a Triangle

A self marking exercise involving calculating the unknown angle in a triangle.

Area and Perimeter

Area and Perimeter

Show that you know the area and perimeter formulas of basic shapes.

Area and Perimeter of a Kite

Area and Perimeter of a Kite

A short exercise to practise using the formulae for area and perimeter of a kite.

Area and Perimeter of a Parallelogram

Area and Perimeter of a Parallelogram

Many different ways to practise your skills finding the areas and perimeters of parallelograms.

Area and Perimeter of a Rectangle

Area and Perimeter of a Rectangle

Questions on the areas and perimeters of rectangles which will test your problem solving abilities.

Area Builder

Area Builder

An interactive workspace in which to make shapes using square tiles with given areas and perimeters.

Area Maze

Area Maze

Use your knowledge of rectangle areas to calculate the missing measurement of these composite diagrams.

Area of a Trapezium

Area of a Trapezium

Check that you can find the area of a trapezium and use the trapezium area formula for problem solving.

Area of a Triangle

Area of a Triangle

Calculate the areas of the given triangles in this self marking quiz.

Areas of Composite Shapes

Areas of Composite Shapes

Find the areas of combined (composite) shapes made up of one or more simple polygons and circles.

Circles

Circles

Practise using pi to calculate various circle measurements. There are six levels of difficulty.

Congruent Pairs

Congruent Pairs

Match the congruent shapes, those with the same shape and size.

Congruent Parts

Congruent Parts

Use the colours to dissect the outlines into congruent parts.

Congruent Triangles

Congruent Triangles

Test your understanding of the criteria for congruence of triangles with this self-marking quiz.

Faces, Edges and Vertices

Faces, Edges and Vertices

Calculate the number of faces, edges and vertices on 3D Shapes.

Formulae Pairs

Formulae Pairs

Find the matching pairs of diagrams and formulae for basic geometrical shapes.

Fractal Mosaic

Fractal Mosaic

Follow the precise instructions to create the ever-growing fractal mosaic pattern.

Geometry Toolbox

Geometry Toolbox

Create your own dynamic geometrical diagrams using this truly amazing tool from GeoGebra.

How Many Squares? 2

How Many Squares? 2

How many different sets of four dots can be joined to form a square?

How Many Triangles?

How Many Triangles?

A self marking step by step approach to calculating the number of triangles in a design.

Kite Maths

Kite Maths

Can you make a kite shape from a single A4 size sheet of paper using only three folds?

Mathterpieces

Mathterpieces

Memorise eight pictures made up of geometrical shapes then sort them into order.

Online Curve Stitching

Online Curve Stitching

Create curves with straight lines using this online alternative to needle and thread.

Online Logo

Online Logo

An online version of the Logo programming language with 30 mathematical challenges.

Optical Illusions

Optical Illusions

Don't let your brain be fooled by these geometric optical illusions in this online quiz.

Pin Board

Pin Board

Rows and columns of dots that can be joined using straight lines to create shapes.

Polybragging

Polybragging

The Transum version of the Top Trumps game played online with the properties of polygons.

Polygon Angles

Polygon Angles

A mixture of problems related to calculating the interior and exterior angles of polygons.

Polygon Angles Animation

Polygon Angles Animation

Barbara Bug walks around a regular hexagon turning through each of the exterior angles as she goes.

Polygon People

Polygon People

Name the polygons and other geometrical shapes that make up the Polygon People.

Polygon Pieces

Polygon Pieces

Arrange the nine pieces of the puzzle on the grid to make different polygons.

Polygon Properties

Polygon Properties

Connect the names of the polygons with the descriptions of their properties.

Polygons

Polygons

Name the polygons and show the number of lines and order of rotational symmetry.

Quad Areas

Quad Areas

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

Shapes In The Stars

Shapes In The Stars

Join up the stars to find the hidden regular polygons.

Sheep Herding

Sheep Herding

Arrange the sheep in the field according to the instructions. An introduction to loci.

Similar Parts

Similar Parts

Use the colours to dissect the outlines into similar parts.

Similar Shapes

Similar Shapes

Questions about the scale factors of lengths, areas and volumes of similar shapes.

Tangram Challenge

Tangram Challenge

A series of tangram challenges in increasing order of difficulty. This page is designed to be projected onto a screen for a whole class to see.

Tangram Table

Tangram Table

Use the pieces of the tangram puzzle to make the basic shapes then complete the table showing which shapes are possible.

Tantrum

Tantrum

A game, a puzzle and a challenge involving counters being placed at the corners of a square on a grid.

The Great Dodecahedron

The Great Dodecahedron

Pupils are not allowed to use their hands to point but must describe fully any shapes they can see in this picture.

Without Lifting The Pencil

Without Lifting The Pencil

Can you draw these diagrams without lifting your pencil from the paper? This is an interactive version of the traditional puzzle.

Xmas Ornaments

Xmas Ornaments

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

Yes No Questions

Yes No Questions

A game to determine the mathematical item by asking questions that can only be answered yes or no.

 

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