Worked example · Expressive Arts · Year 1
LNF: Numeracy → Geometry and measurement → Shape and space
A finished activity page from a secure Year 1 pupil (pupil marks in blue), with notes on what to look for. It is also the answer key. Task 1: the castle has 3 circles (the sun and 2 windows), 3 triangles (2 tower roofs and the flag), 6 squares (the battlements) and 4 rectangles (2 towers, the wall and the door), 16 shapes in all. Task 2: triangle 3 sides and 3 corners; square 4 and 4; rectangle 4 and 4; circle 0 straight sides and 0 corners. Task 3: the square is circled; the upside down and sideways shapes are still triangles. Task 4 has many right answers: the numbers in the table must match the shapes in the pupil’s own picture.
| Shape | Colour | How many? |
|---|---|---|
| yellow | 3 | |
| red | 3 | |
| blue | 6 | |
| green | 4 |
Every shape is coloured by the key, the small battlements are blue (squares, not rectangles) and the door is green (a rectangle). The counts 3, 3, 6 and 4 are all correct. Evidences “I can name a circle, a triangle, a square and a rectangle” (numeracy, shape and space: recognising shapes in a picture and counting them).
| Shape | Straight sides | Corners |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 0 | 0 |
All 8 boxes are right. The pupil told the teacher “a circle has a curved edge, so no straight sides”. Evidences “I can count the sides and corners of a shape” (numeracy, shape and space: discussing the properties of shapes).
The pupil circled the square and said “it has 4 sides, triangles have 3”. They knew the upside down and sideways shapes are still triangles. Evidences “I can count the sides and corners of a shape” (numeracy, shape and space: a shape keeps its name when it is turned).
My shapes:
| Shape | How many? |
|---|---|
| 2 | |
| 4 | |
| 1 | |
| 3 |
The pupil made a red dragon from shapes only: 2 circles (the eye and the sun), 4 triangles (the tail and 3 spikes), 1 square (the head) and 3 rectangles (the body and 2 legs). The table matches the picture. Evidences “I can make a picture from shapes and count the shapes I used” (numeracy, shape and space: choosing and using shapes, and Expressive Arts: making a picture from shapes).
circle
square
triangle
All 3 words traced neatly, staying on the grey letters. Supports “I can name a circle, a triangle, a square and a rectangle” (numeracy, shape and space: shape vocabulary).
| Secure | Working towards | |
|---|---|---|
| Naming shapes (numeracy) | Colours every shape in Task 1 by the key and writes 3, 3, 6 and 4. Circles the square in Task 3. | Colours the battlements green as rectangles, or circles the upside down triangle in Task 3. Ask them to count the sides and corners out loud: “Are all 4 sides the same?” “Does it still have 3 corners?” |
| Sides and corners (numeracy) | Task 2 is all correct, including 0 and 0 for the circle. Can say “A rectangle has 2 long sides and 2 short sides.” | Counts the same side twice or misses a corner. Ask them to put a pencil dot on each corner as they count. If they write 1 side for the circle, ask “Is it straight or curved?” |
| Counting shapes in a picture (numeracy) | Task 1 counts are exact. The Task 4 table matches the pupil’s own picture. | Counts a shape twice or misses the flag. Ask them to put a dot on each shape as they count it, then recount together. |
| Making a picture from shapes (Expressive Arts) | Task 4 picture is made only from circles, triangles, squares and rectangles and looks like a dragon, a house or a castle. | Draws a free outline with curvy lines. Ask: “Which shape could be the body? Which shape could be the head?” and let them build it one shape at a time. |