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England: National Curriculum: Mathematics: Key Stage 1: Ma3 Shape, Space and Measures

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	This activity is the first of four levels which practise measuring the weight, length or volume of different ingredients to create a magic potion. Create and save your own versions too.		Add this to your personal activity list Create, save and load your own versions
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS Y2: Measures 73, 75: estimate, measure and compare lengths, masses and capacities, using standard units (m, cm, kg, litre); suggest suitable units and equipment for such measurements. NC KS1: Understanding measures 4c: estimate, measure and weigh objects; choose and use simple measuring instruments, reading and interpreting numbers, and scales to the nearest division.
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	Using carroll diagrams to sort different shaped objects.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS Y2: Shape and Space: Sort shapes and describe some of their features such as the number of sides and corners; Organising and handling data: to solve a problem by sorting, classifying and organising information. Y3: Shape and Space: Identify and sketch lines of symmetry in simple shapes; Organising and handling data: to solve a problem by sorting and classifying using Venn and Carroll diagrams NC - KS1: Understanding patterns and properties of shape 2b) Pupils should be taught to name and describe triangles of various kinds.
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	Practising using left/right and other directions to direct the turtle round the maze.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: ELG Use everyday words to describe position, direction and movement. NNS Y1: Shape and space 86,88: Use everyday language to describe position, direction and movement. NC: Pupils should be taught to observe, visualise and describe positions, directions and movements using common words.
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	Play against a friend or the computer in this familiar game.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS Y1 & Y2: Shape and space 87-89: Use mathematical vocabulary to describe position, direction and movement. Reasoning about numbers or shapes 63: Solve mathematical problems or puzzles, recognise simple patterns and relationships... NC KS1: Shape, space and measures 1e: Recognise simple spatial patterns and relationships and make predictions about them.
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	Put the days of the week in order.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS Y1: Measures, shape and space 78: Know the days of the week and the seasons of the year. NC KS1: Understanding measures 4a: Put familiar events in chronological order.
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	Place the four seasons in order.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS Y1: Measures, shape and space 78: Know the days of the week and the seasons of the year. NC KS1: Understanding measures 4a: Put familiar events in chronological order.
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	Help Delia Drip make patterns on the seabed. An extension to What Comes Next?		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: ELG: Talk about, recognise and recreate simple patterns. NNS Y1: Organising and using data 90-93: Solve a given problem by sorting, classifying and organising information in simple ways, such as using objects or pictures. NC KS1: Ma3 Shape, space and measures 1e: recognise simple spatial patterns and relationships and make predictions about them.
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	Practise half and quarter turns in a basketball game.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS: Y2: 87, 89: Recognise whole, half and quarter turns, to the left or right, clockwise or anti-clockwise. NC KS1: Ma3 Shape, space and measures 3b: recognise movements in a straight line and rotations... 3c: recognise right angles.
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	Sort a range of 2D and 3D shapes into two columns.		Add this to your personal activity list Create, save and load your own versions
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS: Y2 Use the mathematical names for common 3-D and 2-D shapes... sort the shapes and describe some of their features. NC: KS1 Ma 3 Shape, space and measures 2a: Pupils should be taught to describe properties of shapes that they can see or visualise using the related vocabulary; b: observe, handle and describe common 2-D and 3-D shapes...
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	Ordering items of clothing in the order you put them on.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS Reception: Sort and match objects, pictures or themselves. Y1: Organising and using data 90-93: solve a given problem by sorting, classifying and organising information in simple ways, such as using objects or pictures. NC Ma3 Shape, space and measures 1e: recognise simple spatial patterns and relationships and make predictions about them
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	Help the Yaboos by sorting out the things they find there. This exercise is aimed to teach early years children about patterns and sequencing.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: ELG: Talk about, recognise and recreate simple patterns. NNS Y1: Organising and using data 90-93: Solve a given problem by sorting, classifying and organising information in simple ways, such as using objects or pictures. NC KS1: Ma3 Shape, space and measures 1e: recognise simple spatial patterns and relationships and make predictions about them.
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	Telling the time using both analogue and digital clock faces.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS Measures, shape and space 79: Y2: Read the time to the hour, half hour or quarter hour on an analogue clock and a digital clock and understand the notation 7:30. Y3: Read the time to 5 minutes on an analogue clock and a 12-hour digital clock, and use the notation 9:40. NC KS1: Understanding Measures b) understand angle as a measure of turn using whole turnsx, half-turns and quarter-turns KS2: Understanding Measures d) Read the time from analogue and digital 12- and 24-hour clocks; use units of time - seconds, minutes, hours... and know the relationship between them.
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