GM1-2: Sort objects by their appearance.
Elaboration on this Achievement Objective
This means students will classify or sort objects by their characteristics. These characteristics include shape, size, colour, texture, weight, and temperature. Students should be able to justify why they have sorted objects in the way they have and be encouraged to develop increasingly sophisticated classifications such as shape and size.
Teaching resources for this Achievement Objective
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit students participate in a variety of art based activities to develop their knowledge of 2-dimensional shapes. They use their own language to describe their works and the shapes they have used.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Rich learning activities
The purpose of this activity is to engage students in thinking about the features and differences of regular polygons. A printable PDF with suitable shapes is provided with this activity.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Student e-Ako
This interactive learning module supports students to explore describing and naming common shapes.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Problem solving activities
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Picture book activities
This is an activity based on the picture book Nanny Mihi’s Treasure Hunt.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
This unit is suited to a small class at a school where large building blocks and wood off-cuts are readily available. Asking students to construct objects provides opportunities to observe and listen to their language as they build. Using blocks is a powerful medium for improving students'...
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Problem solving activities
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit students develop number, measurement and shape understanding, skills and language, through making and working with play dough.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Rich learning activities
The purpose of this activity is to engage students in finding similarities and differences between shapes.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit students identify attributes of 2D shapes and describe sides and corners of these shapes. They identify and classify shapes by name, number of sides and corners, and they describe similarities and differences between shapes.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit students describe and classify 2D and 3D shapes. They will use their own language in their descriptions, will be exploring similarities and differences, and will be informally considering sides, corners, curved and straight lines.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Rich learning activities
The purpose of this activity is to engage students in sorting shapes by a common feature.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Rich learning activities
The purpose of this activity is to engage students in thinking about the features of a 2D shape.
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Problem solving activities
Level One
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
The purpose of this unit is to have students investigate transformation elements of geometry in spring flowers and use these elements to create their own artworks.