B4 Mathematics · Term 3, Week 2

2D and 3D Shapes

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Curriculum details

Strand
Geometry and Measurement (Strand 3)
Sub-strand
2D and 3D Shapes (3.1)
Content standard
B4.3.1.1 - Identify the lines of symmetry of regular and irregular 2D shapes
Indicator
B4.3.1.1.2 - Identify the lines of symmetry of regular and irregular 2D shapes (triangles and quadrilateral)
Suggested placement
Term 3, Week 2 (Week 26 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference
Mathematics Curriculum for Primary Schools (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 36

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

E.g. 1. Give learners photocopied worksheets with symmetrical and non-symmetrical objects to sort and explain why they are symmetrical or not showing the lines of symmetry
Figure from the b4 mathematics curriculum, printed page 36
E.g. 2. Give learners photocopied worksheets with symmetrical and non-symmetrical 2D shapes to cut out and sort, and explain why they are symmetrical or not showing the lines of symmetry
Figure from the b4 mathematics curriculum, printed page 37
E.g. 3 Give learners cut-out 2D fold shapes to investigate the number of lines of symmetry
E.g. 4 Give learners 2-D shapes to copy and draw their lines of symmetry
Figure from the b4 mathematics curriculum, printed page 37