Teaching Resources

Geometry

The items listed on this page are some examples of different activities that are available for geometry.  We invite you to explore other activities from the websites listed on the websites (geometry) page. 

MAV produced weekly home learning guides to assist teachers to support families with mathematics home learning during 2020. There are three learning levels: F – 2, 3 – 6, and 7 – 9. 

The tasks are a mix of open-ended, rich tasks, challenging tasks and small investigations covering all mathematical content areas.  Scroll through the activity sets to find tasks for shape, location and transformation.

Shape

F - 2 Activities

**NEW** Maths Curriculum Companion - Shape F-2 

(Victorian Department of Education and Training)

Provides teaching content, resources and teaching ideas linked to the curriculum.

This resource is a result of the Successful Mathematics Education (SME) Program, a Catholic Education Melbourne initiative in supporting the learning and teaching of mathematics in Catholic schools.

This resource has 12 workshop activities. It is a result of the Successful Mathematics Education (SME) Program, a Catholic Education Melbourne initiative in supporting the learning and teaching of mathematics in Catholic schools.

Intake 3 - Exploration of Space and Location P-2 Contemporary Teaching and Learning Mathematics Project (CTLM, 2011). 

This resource is the result of a partnership with the Catholic Education Melbourne Mathematics Team and the Australian Catholic University (ACU). There is a contents page for easy access of topics which include, Location, Geometry in the Early Years, Visualisation, Definitions of Space and Space Plenary. 

3 - 6 Activities

**NEW** Maths Curriculum Companion - Shape 3-6 

(Victorian Department of Education and Training)

Provides teaching content, resources and teaching ideas linked to the curriculum.

There is a contents page for easy access of topics which include, Location, Geometry in the Early Years, Visualisation, Definitions of Space and Space Plenary. This resource was developed by the Australian Catholic University (ACU) for Catholic Education Melbourne as part of the Strategic Support Mathematics and the Contemporary Teaching and Learning (CTLM) professional learning program.

Developed by the Centre for Cognition Research in Learning and Teaching, University of New England, Armidale N.S.W. April 2003. 

Development Team: Rosemary Callingham (leader), John Pegg, Judith Falle, Christine Lawrie, Garry Clark, Michaela Inglis, and Jacqueline Whitland.

Cover: Year 6 students from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Armidale, NSW.

This booklet was written for the Success in Numeracy Education (SINE) Program by the Centre for Cognition Research in Learning and Teaching, University of New England, Armidale N.S.W. April 2003. and covers both Space and Location Activities. It has a contents page which makes it very efficient for finding a particular task and it covers the Van Hiele Levels of Thinking in Geometry. It's an 'oldie' but a 'goodie'.

An Activity Resource Book with lots and lots of activities, very comprehensive! If you're looking for an engaging activity it is here! This resource was developed by the Australian Catholic University (ACU) for Catholic Education Melbourne as part of the Strategic Support Mathematics and the Contemporary Teaching and Learning (CTLM) professional learning program.

This resource was developed for the Success in Numeracy Education (SINE) professional learning mathematics program for the Catholic Education Melbourne. Great Assessment Tasks.

This activity was developed by the Australian Catholic University (ACU) for Catholic Education Melbourne as part of the Strategic Support Mathematics and the Contemporary Teaching and Learning (CTLM) professional learning program.

Task: Explore 3D objects with cubes and isometric dot paper. Helps students to develop visualisation skills.

Location and Transformation

F-2 Activities

**NEW** Maths Curriculum Companion - Location F-2 

(Victorian Department of Education and Training)

Provides teaching content, resources and teaching ideas linked to the curriculum.

(FUSE - Victorian Department of Education and Training)

Animation of Buster looking for a place to bury his bone.  Has additional ideas for teachers to continue to explore locational and directional language.

"Can you read a map and follow directions? Well if you can chances are you can help us find the buried treasure."

3-6 Activities

**NEW** Maths Curriculum Companion - Location 3-6 

(Victorian Department of Education and Training)

Provides teaching content, resources and teaching ideas linked to the curriculum.

There is a contents page for easy access of topics which include location, Also includes geometry in the Early Years, visualisation, definitions of Space and Space Plenary. This resource was developed by the Australian Catholic University (ACU) for Catholic Education Melbourne as part of the Strategic Support Mathematics and the Contemporary Teaching and Learning (CTLM) professional learning program.