SERIES A STUDENT BOOK

Geometry

My Name

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 In this book
The Mathseeds program teaches children the core maths and problem solving
skills needed to be successful at school.

Each online lesson begins by introducing and modelling a mathematical concept.

The child then completes a wide range of activities to practise the new skill.
These activities present the content in many different ways, so children learn to
use and apply each new skill in a variety of situations.

This book is designed to supplement the online program with more exercises in
the core mathematical concepts. Each unit focuses on a topic within the main
learning strand, presenting a series of pen and paper activities, word problems,
puzzles and games to practise their skills and understanding.

Mathseeds Geometry Series A Student Book

ISBN: 978-1-74215-383-4
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Contents
Topic 1: 2D shapes
Date Completed
Page
1 • Circles ........................................................................................................................ / /

5 • Comparing circles ........................................................................................ / /

6 • Squares ................................................................................................................... / /

10 • How many squares?................................................................................. / /

1 1 • Triangles .................................................................................................................. / /

15 • How many triangles?................................................................................ / /

16 • Rectangles ............................................................................................................ / /

20 • Making new shapes .................................................................................... / /

22 • Guess my shape (game) ..................................................................... / /

23 • Straight and curved lines.................................................................... / /

26 • Doc’s shapes (problem solving) .................................................. / /

27 • Spin a shape (game) ................................................................................. / /

Topic 2: 3D objects
Date Completed
Page
28 • Cubes and spheres .................................................................................... / /

32 • Make a cube ...................................................................................................... / /

33 • Roll it! (game) .................................................................................................... / /

34 • Cones and cylinders ................................................................................... / /

38 • Find it! ......................................................................................................................... / /

39 • Ruby’s shapes (problem solving) .............................................. / /

40 • In the bag (game) ...................................................................................... / /

Topic 3: Position
Date Completed
Page
4 1 • Position ................................................................................................................... / /

46 • X marks the spot! (game) .............................................................. / /

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 Circles
1 Finish the wheels. Colour.

2 Colour the circles.

3 Trace the circles.

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Circles

circle
4 Trace.

5 Which pictures are circles? Matc.h

circle

6 Draw your own funny faces.

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 Circles

7 Finish Mango’s balloons.

How many circles?

8 Trace the words and match to a symbol.

circle 1
2 two
three 3
one
9 Colour the odd one out.

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Circles

10 Find all the circles. Colour them in.

1 1 What is a circle? Circle the correct answers.

• a curved line

• a straight line

• 0 1 2 3 corners

12 Draw the shapes. Colour the circles.

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Comparing circles Practical

You will need: a round glass , a glue stick ,

a roll of sticky tape and a 5c coin .

1 Draw around each object.

2 Colour the biggest ◯ blue.

3 Colour the smallest ◯ yellow.

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 Squares
1 Finish the windows. Colour.

2 Colour blue, yellow.

3 Trace.

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 Squares

square
4 Trace.

5 Match Mango to the squares.

6 Draw your own

shape pictures
in the frames.

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Squares

7 Write the word. Draw the shape.

square circle

8 Trace the squares. Colour Ruby’s quilt.

9 Colour the squares to make a pattern.

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 Squares

10 Find all the squares. Colour them in.

1 1 What is a square? Circle the correct answers.

Squares have:
• curved sides
• straight sides
• 0 1 2 3 4 corners

12 Put a square
frame around
each picture.

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How many squares? Practical

You will need some square pattern blocks .

Make each shape with the blocks.

How many blocks? _____ How many blocks? _____

How many blocks? _____ How many blocks? _____

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Triangles
1 Finish Ruby’s kites. Colour.

2 Colour the triangles.

3 Trace.

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Triangles

triangle
4 Trace.

5 Which pictures are triangles? Match.

triangle

6 Colour the flags. How many triangles?

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 Triangles

7 Trace the words and match to a shape.

triangle
circle
square
8 Colour the triangles.

How many triangles?

9 Circle the odd one out.

How many triangles? How many circles?

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Triangles

10 Find all the triangles. Colour them in.

11 Circle the correct answers.

Triangles have:
• curved sides
• straight sides
• 0 1 2 3 4 corners

12 Draw the triangles. Colour them.

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How many triangles? Practical

You will need some triangle pattern blocks ▲.

1 Make each shape with the ▲ blocks.
Write the number of blocks for each shape.

_____ blocks _____ blocks _____ blocks

2 Make your own shape with the ▲ blocks.

How many ▲ blocks? _____

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 Rectangles
1 Finish Doc’s doors. Colour.

2 Which pictures are rectangles? Match.

rectangle

3 Trace the rectangles.

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 Rectangles

4 Trace.

rectangle
5 Colour the rectangles.

6 Decorate the flags.

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Rectangles

7 Trace the words. Draw the shape.

square
rectangle
8 Match each shape to a picture.

9 Label the sides short or long.

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 Rectangles

10 Circle the correct answers.

Rectangles have:
• curved sides
• straight sides
• 0 1 2 3 4 corners

1 1 Join the numbers. Name each shape.

1 2 1

4 3 3 2

This is a This is a
___________________________ ___________________________

12 Finish the patterns.

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Making new shapes
Did you know you can
put shapes together to
make pictures?
1 Colour.

How many?

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 Making new shapes

2 Make your own picture using pattern blocks.

How many?

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Guess my shape Game

You will need scissors and a partner r.

HOW TO PLAY
1 Cut out the shape pictures.
2 Sit back-to-back with your partner. Choose a shape
but don’t let your partner see it.
3 Describe your shape to your partner but DO NOT say
your shape’s name!
4 Can your partner guess the shape?
5 Swap over and play again with a different shape.

circle rectangle

triangle square

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Straight and curved lines
1 Finish the pictures.

2 Trace the straight lines red. Trace the curved lines blue.

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Straight and curved lines

3 Colour the shapes with straight sides pink,

curved sides green.

4 Draw a shape

with straight lines. with curved lines.

curved straight
5 Trace.

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 Straight and curved lines

6 Complete. = yes = no
rectangle triangle circle square

straight curved
shape name sides? sides?

square

7 Draw a shape with 3 straight sides and 1 curved side.

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Doc’s shapes Problem solving

1 Read.
Doc has a box with lots of circles and lots of squares.
He picks out 3 shapes and puts them down in a line.
What 3 shapes could they be?

2 Underline the question.

3 Circle the shapes and numbers.
4 Make patterns. Draw the pictures.

5 I found _____ different ways to solve the problem.

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Spin a shape Game

You will need a spinner

3
, a paperclip , a pencil K,

440
2 coloured crayons (one for each player)
and a partner r.
HOW TO PLAY
1 Make the spinner from a cardboard circle, paperclip
and pencil. Write the numbers 3, 4, 0, 4 on the spinner.
2 Take turns. Spin a number and colour a shape that
has the matching number of sides. *0 = circle.
3 The first person to colour 5 in a row wins the game.

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Cubes and spheres
1 Which pictures are cubes? Match.

cube

2 Join Dizzy to the spheres and Waldo to the cubes.

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 Cubes and spheres

3 Trace and write.

cube
sphere
4 Colour the cubes.

5 Draw the cubes and spheres.

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Cubes and spheres

6 Colour the spheres.

7 Trace and colour. Write the shape name.

c s
This is a This is a

____________________ ____________________

8 Draw

the cube the sphere

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 Cubes and spheres

9 Colour = blue. Colour = red.

10 Match.

round
cube
8 corners

square sides
sphere
no corners

11 Name objects that are 12 Name objects that

shaped like a sphere. are shaped like a cube.

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Make a cube Practical activity

You will need 12 pop sticks or toothpicks

and 8 small balls of playdough.

Look at the picture. Make it!

cube

How many sides? _____ How many corners? _____

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Roll it! Game

You will need playdough , a chair, a piece of wood

or cardboard and a partner r.
HOW TO PLAY
1 Roll the playdough into 5 different sized spheres.
2 Balance the wood against the chair to make a ramp.
3 Start by putting the smallest sphere at the top of
the ramp. Your partner puts their smallest sphere
there too.
4 On the count of 3, let go and watch your spheres roll
down the ramp. Whose sphere rolled the furthest?
5 Record your results and repeat 4 more times.
Put a tick under the winner’s name.

Roll Name: Name:

1
2
3
4
5
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Cones and cylinders
1 Join Waldo to the cones.

2 Which pictures are cylinders? Match.

cylinder

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 Cones and cylinders

cone
3 Trace and write.

cylinder
4 Colour the cones blue.

5 Colour the cylinders.

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Cones and cylinders

6 Draw

an ice-cream cone. 2 more cans.

7 Colour red. Colour green.

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 Cones and cylinders

8 Trace.

c c
This is a This is a

____________________ ____________________

9 Match.

pointy end
cylinder
2 flat round faces

cone 1 round face

10 Name objects that are 1 1 Name objects that

shaped like a cylinder. are shaped like a cone.

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Find it! Practical activity

1 Have a look around your environment.

Can you find any 3D objects?
2 Draw them in the correct boxes.

cube sphere

cylinder cone

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Ruby’s shapes Problem solving

1 Read.
Ruby has lots of cones and lots of spheres.
She picks out 3 objects and puts them down in a line.
What 3 objects could they be?

2 Underline the question.

3 Circle the objects and numbers.
4 Make patterns. Draw the pictures.

5 I found _____ different ways to solve the problem.

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In the bag Game

You will need various 3D objects that are shaped

like a cube , a sphere , a cylinder and a cone .
You will also need a bag and a partner r.
HOW TO PLAY
1 Put the 3D objects into the bag so that they cannot
be seen.
2 Close your eyes, put your hand in the bag and feel for
an object.
3 Carefully describe how the object feels to your
partner. Can you guess what it is?
4 Swap over and play again.

WORD BANK
cone curved
corners
flat cylinder
sides
straight round
pointy
cube cone

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 Position
1 Match.

inside underneath next to on top

above in front behind between

2 Draw

a circle next to Dizzy. a square above Doc.

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Position

3 Match each word to a picture.

on top

next to

between

under

above

behind

in front

inside

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 Position

4 Colour the answer. Which item is:

above the circle ?

above the carrot ?

below the apple ?

{
below the banana ?

between the triangle and the star ?

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Position

5 Draw
a fishbowl on the table.

a cat in front of the sofa.

a ball under the table.

a picture above the sofa.

a balloon between the table and the door.

a book on the rug.

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 Position

6 Draw

a star below the moon. a bird above the water.

7 Colour

the flower closest to Ruby red.

the flower furthest away blue.
the smallest flower yellow.
the tallest flower green.
the biggest flower purple.

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X marks the spot! Game

You will need a die and a partner r.

HOW TO PLAY
1 Take turns. Roll a die and find the row that matches
your number.
2 Start from the first box. Read the word and draw
an X in the correct place.
3 The winner is the first person to finish 4 rows.

on under between

next to on top inside

behind between on top

on next to under

between below inside

next to on top below

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