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Planning notes

Level/Framework stage/Group: 3

Duration/Date: 1 week

Whole class

Focus Achievement Objectives
GM3-3: Classify plane shapes and prisms by their spatial features.
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Table Tricks

Level Three
Number and Algebra
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 3 number link activity from the Figure It Out series. It relates to Stage 6 of the Number Framework. A PDF of the student activity is included.

investigate patterns in multiplication facts

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Fun with Fives

Level Three
Number and Algebra
Numeracy activities

Derive multiplication facts from 2, 5 and 10 times tables.

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A Little Bit More/ A Little Bit Less

Level Three
Number and Algebra
Numeracy activities

Derive multiplication facts from 2, 5 and 10 times tables.

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Te whānau taparau - the polygon family

Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
This unit examines the properties of polygons and how these are related. It introduces the names in both te reo Māori and English.
  • Investigate properties of symmetry in shapes.
  • Investigate spatial features of shapes.
  • Use both English and te reo Māori to describe different polygonal shapes.
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Points of View

Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a Level 3 Geometry activity from the Figure It Out Series.A PDF of the student activity is included.

draw views of three dimensional shapes

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