Y4 Maths
Making Shapes Lesson
This Year 4 Making Shapes lesson covers the prior learning of counting sides on 2D shapes, before moving onto the main skill of making rectilinear shapes.
The lesson starts with a prior learning worksheet to check pupils’ understanding. If they need more practice, you can choose other resources for that step. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning by completing an engaging extension task.
National Curriculum Objectives
Mathematics Year 4: (4M7b) Find the area of rectilinear shapes by counting squares
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1 Prior Learning
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Worksheet
This Year 4 Making Shapes lesson covers the prior learning of counting sides on 2D shapes, before moving onto the main skill of making rectilinear shapes.
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Full Step
For further practice, visit the full step where you will find a selection of further resources and activities such as a differentiated resource pack, homework/extension worksheet and discussion problem.
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Video Tutorial
In this Recognise and Describe 2D Shapes Video Tutorial, Vanessa shows pupils how to identify the properties of 2D shapes.
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Interactive Activity
This Year 3 Recognise and Describe 2D Shapes Game checks pupils’ understanding of recognising lines of symmetry and angles within shapes.
2 Teaching
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Lesson Slides
These lesson slides guides pupils through the prior learning of counting sides on 2D shapes, before moving onto the main skill of making shapes. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.
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Lesson Slides
These are the same as the lesson slides on Classroom Secrets. You can assign this as an activity for pupils to access individually in school or remotely from home.
3 Activities
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Worksheet
This worksheet includes varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of making shapes.
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Full Step
For further practice, visit the full step where you will find a selection of further resources and activities such as a differentiated resource pack, homework/extension worksheet and discussion problem.
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Interactive Activity
This Year 4 Making Shapes Game is designed to check pupils understanding of making different 2D rectilinear shapes.
4 Extension
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Worksheet
This making shapes extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the making shapes lesson.
