Year 1 - Maths
Radiating patterns
Recognise, compose, decompose and manipulate 2D and 3D shapes
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will compose, copy, extend and develop repeating and radiating patterns. They will explore, discuss and compare 3D and 2D shapes.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe and extend radiating patterns.
Key Notes
- Radiating patterns start in the middle and grow around the outside.
- A radiating pattern can be extended in different ways by choosing different pattern blocks.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Radiating patterns: A pattern that starts in the middle and grows around the outside.
- Middle: The centre.
- Outside: The outer edge.
- Extend: To make something longer or bigger.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children may only extend in one direction, rather than in all directions beyond a central point.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Solve this in steps: explain the method from this lesson and why each step matters.
Radiating patterns start in the middle and grow around the outside. A radiating pattern can be extended in different ways by choosing different pattern blocks.
2. Use this key word in a maths sentence and explain it clearly. 'Radiating patterns'
A pattern that starts in the middle and grows around the outside. Use this word when showing your method, then check your final answer is reasonable.
3. Spot and fix this common maths mistake.
Mistake: Children may only extend in one direction, rather than in all directions beyond a central point. Correction: Count the spaces to fill around the outside, and then count each pattern block as it is placed around the outside.
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- Composing pattern block images Study Guide
- Copy, extend and describe repeating patterns Study Guide
- Examine ways that cubes can be composed into different arrangements Study Guide
- Explore and recognise 2D shapes Study Guide
- Explore, discuss and compare 2D shapes Study Guide
- Explore, discuss and identify shapes that are and are not circles Study Guide
- Explore, discuss and identify shapes that are and are not rectangles Study Guide
- Explore, discuss and identify shapes that are and are not triangles Study Guide
- Explore, recognise and compare three different 3D shapes Study Guide
- Explore, recognise and compare three more 3D shapes Study Guide
- Identify 2D shapes within 3D shapes Study Guide
- Recognise, describe and sort 3D shapes Study Guide
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