Geometry (Shape) in Year 4

Identifying 3D shapes including hexagonal prisms and tetrahedrons: quite difficult words for many children.

Identifying 2D shapes including isosceles triangles and heptagons. Also introducing concave and convex shapes and more sorting shapes using Venn and Carroll diagrams.

Edges, faces, vertices of prisms, nets of cuboids and making 3D shapes are just some of the activities in this set of worksheets.

Recognising equilateral, isosceles and scalene triangles.

Classifying 4-sided shapes according to their properties.

Draw a shape to match each of the descriptions and write the name of the shape.

Draw a triangle to match each of the descriptions.

Drawing shapes with certain properties.

Angle is a measure of turn: a right angle is a quarter turn. Plenty of turning in this set of angle worksheets!

A look at quarter, half and three-quarter turns.

More on quarter, half and three-quarter turns.

An acute angle is greater than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees. An obtuse angle is greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees.

Recognising acute, obtuse and right angles.

Finding the largest or smallest angle in a shape or on a straight line.

Order angles from smallest to greatest.

In one hour the hour hand of a clock turns 30 degrees. Knowing this means that the questions on these pages are quite straightforward.

Drawing shapes and angles using the grid provided.

A set square is a very useful tool for drawing 30, 45, 60 and 90 degree angles.

Identifying right-angled, isosceles, equilateral and scalene triangles.

More on identifying triangles.

More on types of triangle.

Identifying angles within a triangle.

Drawing types of triangle.

Translation in maths just means slide the shape along a certain distance. Try drawing the picture by translating the shapes as shown.

Drawing reflections is much trickier than you might think. Some children (and adults) have real difficulties with these.

When plotting points on a grid remember the first number is the number of squares along and the second number is the number of squares up. Some great drawings to plot, but care needs to be taken!

Co-ordinates, columns, rows and diagonals are all here. Remember to use the brackets and a comma when writing down a pair of co-ordinates.

Introducing translations.

More translating points on a grid.

Translating a shape on a grid

Lines of symmetry: look out for shapes with more than one line of symmetry.

A run through what is expected by the end of year 4.

A brief description about 2D and 3D shape in Year 4.

Statutory requirements for Geometry in Year 4.