Year 3 · Mathematics and statistics · Geometry
Shapes, symmetry and maps
Regular polygons to 10 sides, lines of symmetry, completing symmetrical pictures, quarter and half turns, and map directions.
Everything for this topic in one place
- 3D lesson: Shapes, symmetry and maps — Name regular polygons, find lines of symmetry, finish a symmetrical picture, make quarter and half turns, and follow step-by-step directions on a map.
- Teacher presentation — slides to put on the projector.
- Worksheets at three levels — Tūī (support), Kererū (core) and Kea (extension), each with an answer key on the last page.
- Online practice — assign it to your class in the Crateclass classroom and the results come back by themselves.
Written for Te Mātaiaho, Phase 1 (Years 0–3), with New Zealand places, money and native birds.
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More Year 3 maths topics
Numbers to 1000 · Adding and subtracting to 1000 · Multiplication and division facts · Fractions · Money and change · Number sentences and growing patterns · Length, mass, capacity, perimeter and area · Time · Bar graphs and dot plots