Geometry: Parallel Sides and Lines

Geoboard work on parallel sides: students build shapes with one pair, then two pairs, of parallel sides, draw each one and mark the parallel sides with arrows.
Year groups
Years 2–5 (Key Stages 1–2)
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Updated Oct 06, 2023

Subject
Geometry, Maths
Topic
Geometry, Parallel Sides
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Geometry: Parallel Sides and Lines - An Interactive Learning Experience

Geometry: Parallel Sides and Lines is more than just a resource. It's an interactive learning experience, specially designed for educators. Aimed at teaching students in Years 2–5, this resource focuses on the fundamental topic of geometry with special emphasis on parallel sides and lines.

Learning Activities:

  • The First Activity: Creating Shapes with Parallel sides

  • In this initial activity, students are asked to create unique shapes using geoboards or pegboards, each featuring one pair of parallel sides. The lesson would proceed with them illustrating their creations while accurately identifying the parallel sides by marking them.

  • The Second Activity: Shapes with Two Sets of Parallel Lines

  • Moving forward to advanced levels, learners will construct geometric figures having not just one but two pairs of parallel lines. With a careful increase in difficulty level to challenge yet not overwhelm learners.

Note: All activities can be edited flexibly according to classroom needs & individual learning requirements.

  • An all-inclusive two-pages resource file that simplifies mathematical concepts via vivid illustrations and engaging practices specially designed for budding young minds actively grappling geometric principles!

Geometry-Parallel Sides and Lines is hurriedly dedicated towards imparting true understanding rather than just rote memorisation - making maths an integral part of their everyday life!

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Identify parallel sides in 2D shapes

  • Create shapes with a given number of pairs of parallel sides

  • Describe shapes by sides, corners and pairs of parallel sides

Teaching tips

  • Each shape is built on a geoboard before it is drawn, so students need access to geoboards.

Skills covered

  • Building shapes — making figures on a geoboard with a set number of parallel pairs

  • Marking parallel lines — drawing each shape and showing its parallel sides with arrows

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Parallel sides

  • 2D shapes

  • Trapezium

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