Shape and position through primary school
Shape and position from Year 1 to Year 6: 10 topics, each building on the year before. A gap in one year tends to show up in the next, so this is the order to look back through when something isn't sticking.
Practise shape and position at the right level
Daily challenges that start from what your child already knows in this topic, close gaps from earlier years first and keep pace with their school year.
- Naming 2D and 3D shapesAutumn 2, Shape
- Position and turnsSummer 2, Position and direction
- Properties of 2D and 3D shapesSpring 1, Shape
- Position, direction and turnsSummer 2, Position and direction
- Angles, lines and shapesSummer 2, Shape
- Angles, triangles and symmetrySummer 2, Shape
- Coordinates and translationsSummer 2, Position and direction
- Angles and properties of shapesSummer 1, Shape
- Coordinates in four quadrants and reflectionsSpring 2, Position and direction
- Angles, circles and netsSummer 1, Shape
Topics from the national curriculum programmes of study for maths, in the half term they usually come (White Rose Maths block order). A school's own timing can differ by a few weeks.
Helping at home
- Look for shapes around the house and name them. Count the sides and corners.
- Give directions with left, right, clockwise and turns of a quarter or a half.
Other maths topics
- Number and place valueYears 1 to 6
- CalculationYears 1 to 6
- Fractions, decimals and percentagesYears 1 to 6
- MeasurementYears 1 to 6
- StatisticsYears 2 to 6
Practise shape and position at the right level
Daily challenges that start from what your child already knows in this topic, close gaps from earlier years first and keep pace with their school year.