Year 1F – We Love Maths

by Victoria Fay, Year 1 Teacher

In year 1 this year, we have been actively promoting a real love for and enjoyment of Maths. In Term 1b, we began our journey into the world of geometry. We started by learning about 3D shapes, their names, identifying them in real life, and how to sort 3D shapes into different groups based on their features. We looked at which shapes stack or roll and why.

The children really enjoyed collaborating with their classmates to build towers and mini cities and were very enthusiastic to use the new language we had learned to describe their wonderful constructions.

In cross curriculum lessons, we applied our knowledge of shapes when making and describing our model dinosaurs. In art, we talked about angles and how 3D objects appear different when we look at them from different perspectives. In addition to this, we discovered how 3D printing is being used to make many things in today’s world.

Overall, it was a fun and interesting way to introduce year 1 students to the wonderful world of geometry!