Exploring Lines
Firing up the Brain:
How many match sticks would you need to make the word "nine"?
How are the match sticks arranged?
How are the match sticks arranged?
How many would you need to make the numeral 9?
Preparing the Brain:
Engaging the Brain
Vertical Lines:
Horizontal Lines:
Oblique Lines:
Which lines of these are vertical, which are horizontal?
What lines can you see in this photograph?
Stretching the Brain
Complete these pages from the Mathletics workbook...
alphabet_activity_venn_diagram_year_2.docx | |
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Strengthening the Brain:
What lines can you see in these shapes?
Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Firing up the Brain:
Preparing the Brain
WALT: Identify parallel and perpendicular lines.
WILF: Are you able to identify parallel and perpendicular lines in 2D shapes.
WILF: Are you able to identify parallel and perpendicular lines in 2D shapes.
Engaging the Brain:
Where can you see parallel lines in these photos?
Are these parallel lines, even though they bend around?
Can you see the perpendicular lines in these photos?
Can you see the perpendicular lines in these photos?
Stretching the Brain
Strengthening the Brain
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Quadrilaterals
Firing up the Brain:
What do these pictures both have in common?
Preparing the Brain:
WALT: Understand what a quadrilateral is and how to classify them.
WILF: You can create and name a rectangle, square, trapezium, rhombus and parallelogram
Social Goal: Listen actively
WILF: You can create and name a rectangle, square, trapezium, rhombus and parallelogram
Social Goal: Listen actively
Engaging the Brain:
Stretching the Brain:
1. Sort these shapes into parallel lines only, perpendicular lines only or both.
2. Label each shape.
2. Label each shape.
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Strengthening the Brain:
Rectangles
Firing up the Brain:
Preparing the Brain:
Engaging the Brain:
Stretching the Brain:
1. Draw pictures of different types of rectangles and describe each example in your own words
(e.g. a long thin rectangle, a small square rectangle, a fat rectangle). 2. Why do these shape belong to the rectangle family? 3. Choose another shape 4. How could this figure be related to the rectangle family? 5. What is the same? 6. What is different? |
Strengthening the Brain:
How many quadrilaterals can you see?
Hint: There is more than 3 !
Mystery Shapes
Firing up the Brain:
Preparing the Brain:
WALT: Describe a variety of 2D shapes without looking at the shape.
WILF: Respect - listen to the speaker.
WILF: Respect - listen to the speaker.
Engaging the Brain:
Stretching the Brain:
Strengthening the Brain:
Uno, Due, Tre
Firing up the Brain:
What do all these logos have in common?
Preparing the Brain:
Engaging the Brain:
What triangles can you see in the picture below?
Stretching the Brain:
Strengthening the Brain:
How many triangles can you see?
Toothpick Shapes
Firing up the Brain:
Guess the shape on the card - what are good questions to ask?
Preparing the Brain:
WALT: Be problem solvers with 2D shapes
WILF: We look for solutions
WILF: We look for solutions
Stretching the Brain
Which of these shapes can be made with toothpicks?
2D shapes with Technology
Barrier Game
Firing up the Brain:
Inside Outside Circle (Line):
1. Students line up in two lines. 2. Teacher gives one line a 2D shape behind their back. 3. Student gives 3 clues to partner. 4. Partner guesses. 5. Student gives feedback and another clue. 6. Partner guesses again. 6. Student praises or tells partner answer. 7. Students swap roles. |
Preparing the Brain:
WALT: Describe 2D shapes to a partner for them to draw.
WILF: Listen actively and follow instructions.
WILF: Listen actively and follow instructions.
Stretching the Brain:
Barrier Game:
Level 1: 1. 1st person chooses a shape. 2. 1st person draws that shape onto their graph paper. 3. 1st person describes in great detail how to draw that shape without naming it. 4. Both partners check. 5. Swap roles Level 2: 1. 1st person thinks of a shape. 2 1st person draws that shape onto their graph paper. 3. 1st person describes in great detail how to draw that shape without naming it. 4. Both partners check. 5. Swap roles |
Strengthening the Brain:
Guess my shape with the wrong clues. Why is this clue incorrect?