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Year 6 · Mathematics and statistics · Geometry

Triangles, quadrilaterals, symmetry and tessellation

Types of triangles and quadrilaterals, angle sums, rotational symmetry, prisms and pyramids, tessellation, transformations and map scales.

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  • 3D lesson: Triangles, quadrilaterals, symmetry and tessellation — Sort triangles and quadrilaterals, find missing angles, spin shapes to find their order of rotational symmetry, name prisms and pyramids, tessellate, transform shapes and read a map grid.
  • 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 2 (Years 4–6), with New Zealand places, money and native birds.

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