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Shape and Space Manual

Added: 18 Jul 2015 Contributor: Jacqueline Skelly Resource type: Reference

A Guide to Teaching and Learning in Irish Primary Schools about Shape and Space

How it maps to the curriculum

3-4
Mathematics

Strand: Shape & Space

Strand unit: 2-D Shapes

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

  • combine, tessellate and make patterns with 2-D shapes
  • construct and draw 2-D shapes
  • explore, describe and compare the properties (sides, angles, parallel and non-parallel lines) of 2-D shapes
  • identify the use of 2-D shapes in the environment
  • identify, describe and classify 2-D shapes: equilateral, isosceles and scalene triangle, parallelogram,rhombus, pentagon, octagon
  • identify, describe and classify 2-D shapes: square, rectangle, triangle, hexagon, circle, semicircle, oval and irregular shapes
  • solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving 2-D shapes

Strand: Shape & Space

Strand unit: 3-D Shapes

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

  • construct 3-D shapes
  • establish and appreciate that when prisms are sliced through (in the same direction) each face is equal in shape and size
  • explore and describe the relationship of 3-D shapes with constituent 2-D shapes
  • explore, describe and compare the properties of 3-D shapes
  • identify, describe and classify 3-D shapes, including cube, cuboid, cylinder, cone, sphere, triangular prism, pyramid
  • identify, describe and classify 3-D shapes, including, cube, cuboid, cylinder, cone, sphere, triangular prism, pyramid
  • solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving 2-D and 3-D shapes

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