Vocabulary: cube, sphere, pyramid, cylinder, face, edge Main: Whole class 3D shapes and bag Review names of shapes. Invite children to come out in turn to choose a shape and count the edges and faces. Say the cube has 6 faces The sphere has 1 face. Picture prompts for – shapes Put the shapes in a bag. Teacher feels for a shape and describes it children guess the – shape from the teacher’s description Plasticene® Children take it in to feel for a shape and describe it for other children to guess Lolly sticks or firm plastic straws of 2 differing Activity: making shapes lengths Demonstrate how to use Plasticene and lolly sticks to make an open model of 3 D shapes Plastic milk bottle lids Let less dexterous children In groups begin with sphere – Children have the opportunity to try making some shapes Use Plasticene® , lolly sticks and plastic milk bottle lids to make the 3 D shapes. Roll for spheres feel the face all round. Use a lolly stick to mark a face on the face of the – sphere. Use milk lid as base of cylinder. Use sticks for edges of shapes and Plasticene® for the vertices. Encourage children to describe their shapes using the language of and ‘face’ ‘edge’ Plenary: Use some of the shapes children have made to recap names of shapes Recap faces and edges
Vocabulary: cube, sphere, pyramid, cylinder, face, edge Main: Whole class Review names of shapes. Invite children to come out in turn to choose a shape and count the edges and faces. Say – the cube has 6 faces The sphere has 1 face. Put the shapes in a bag. Teacher feels for a shape and describes it – children guess the shape from the teacher’s description Children take it in to feel for a shape and describe it for other children to guess Activity: making shapes Demonstrate how to use Plasticene and lolly sticks to make an open model of 3 D shapes In groups – Children have the opportunity to try making some shapes Use Plasticene® , lolly sticks and plastic milk bottle lids to make the 3 D shapes. Roll for spheres – feel the face all round. Use a lolly stick to mark a face on the face of the sphere. Use milk lid as base of cylinder. Use sticks for edges of shapes and Plasticene® for the vertices. Encourage children to describe their shapes using the language of ‘face’ and ‘edge’ Let less dexterous children begin with sphere 3D shapes and bag Picture prompts for shapes Plasticene® Lolly sticks or firm plastic straws of 2 differing lengths Plastic milk bottle lids Plenary: Use some of the shapes children have made to recap names of shapes Recap faces and edges