Year 1 Maths Unit Plan: Shape Detectives & Map Makers (Unit 2)
Transform your students into detectives and creators with our "Unit 2: Shape Detectives & Map Makers" for Year 1! This is the second of four comprehensive units that together cover all mandatory content descriptors for the Year 1 Australian Mathematics Curriculum (Version 9.0).
Designed for busy educators, this complete 9-week unit provides high-quality, ready-to-use resources that build a strong foundation in geometry, measurement, and spatial awareness. Through engaging, hands-on activities, your students will investigate the shapes, patterns, and directions in their environment, fostering a genuine and lasting understanding of mathematical concepts.
What's Inside?
9 Weeks of Hands-on, Play-Based Lessons: Guide your students through a full term of investigation and creation. Each week focuses on a key concept:
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Week 1: Shape Hunt (Recognising 2D Shapes)
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Week 2: 2D Shape Creations (Properties of 2D Shapes)
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Week 3: 3D Object Explorers (Properties of 3D Objects)
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Week 4: Pattern Patrol (Creating & Continuing Patterns)
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Week 5: Measurement Mission (Comparing Length, Mass & Capacity)
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Week 6: How Long Is It? (Measuring with Informal Units)
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Week 7: Treasure Map Traversing (Following Directions)
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Week 8: Classroom Compass (Giving Directions)
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Week 9: Design a Playground (Applying all skills)
Engaging, Kinesthetic Activities: Bring maths to life and make concepts memorable with exciting activities like becoming "Shape Detectives" on a school walk, testing which objects can "Roll, Stack or Slide?", navigating a partner as "Blindfold Navigators," and designing a playground from recycled materials.
Complete Assessment Package: Effortlessly monitor student progress with embedded formative assessment opportunities. A full summative assessment task, "My Playground Design," is included, complete with a detailed marking rubric and assessment checklist.
Full Differentiation: Cater to all learners in your classroom with thoughtfully designed support, challenge, and extension tasks included in every weekly plan.
This unit ensures your students are not just passive listeners but are actively diving into their mathematical learning journey. They will experience the satisfaction of identifying the shapes that make up their world and the power of creating and following a map to find treasure, developing a deeper understanding of how geometry and spatial thinking help us describe and organise the world around us.
