Geometry - Bruce Moody

Geometry   geo - means the earth, metry means measure. Measuring physical features.

Set geometry and measurement together.

Level 1-
Make sure we give children lots of versions of the shape. Octagon activity. 8 sided shapes.
What makes a shape?
Start with the real objects then find the properties.

Things aren't static- compare roller, to clock, and ball. Notice things in their environment.
Talk about form and function before naming shapes. Develop a child's ability to think and act instead of giving the names of shapes.

Maths shapes rules-
Drawing pictures of shapes.
For shapes to be part of a polygon it must have a certain set of features, closed or complete, sharp corners, straight lines then count the sides.
Put like shapes together. Distinguish shapes between these things. Unclosed triangle.

Be aware of the angles of positional language. Develop a dialogue about it. Front for you could be back or front. So open up discussions about it. Bruce- Some of our prepositional language is ambiguous, e.g. top. Top can mean two different positions – a vertical (on top) and horizontal (further away) interpretation.

Lots of cutting out shapes- make their own triangles so they can see that it can be any size or shape.


Making nets- make it into a project or display eg story cube. Learning about when they fold it, what way up will the work go? Meaningful context problem. 
Create many different nets. Roll and draw. Develops an understanding of nets so it not just the same one that they always see. 

Level 3-
Need to know an angle and what a protractor is. They don't need to measure an angle. Know fractions and fractions of turns ie quarter turn, right angle to prepare for putting a numerical angle on it. 

Maps-
Set off in numerics. Simple maps of a zone or alpha numeric to find a point.



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