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Reception Maths Summer Block 3

Reception Maths – Summer Block 3: Manipulating, Composing and Decomposing Shapes

Develop early spatial reasoning with Summer Block 3 of our Reception Summer maths scheme. These lessons help pupils explore how shapes can be moved, rotated, combined and taken apart through practical activities, visual models and purposeful mathematical discussion.

With strong foundations as the focus, pupils investigate how 2-D and 3-D shapes fit together, compose pictures and patterns, and explain how shapes are arranged using accurate mathematical vocabulary.

Week 4 small steps

  • Select shapes
  • Rotate shapes
  • Manipulate shapes
  • Explain how shapes are arranged

Week 5 small steps

  • Compose shapes
  • Decompose shapes
  • Copy 2-D shape pictures
  • Find 2-D shapes within 3-D shapes

Part of Maths Masters

These Reception shape and spatial reasoning resources form part of Maths Masters, our complete EYFS and primary maths scheme of work. Explore the full Reception Summer term sequence for structured progression, interactive teaching slides and differentiated maths activities.

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Reception shape and spatial reasoning planning and resources

Build secure spatial reasoning understanding with our Reception shape and spatial reasoning planning and resources, aligned with White Rose Maths and the EYFS framework. This block helps pupils manipulate, compose and decompose shapes while developing confidence describing how shapes fit together and can be rearranged.

If you are looking for Reception maths resources that support practical geometry exploration and mathematical reasoning, these lesson packs provide structured progression alongside practical activities, interactive teaching slides and differentiated support.

What’s included

  • Detailed lesson plans linked to White Rose small steps
  • Interactive teaching slides and modelling support
  • Differentiated Reception maths worksheets and challenge activities
  • Practical activities exploring shape manipulation and spatial reasoning
  • Teacher guidance, vocabulary prompts and stem sentences

Key learning in this block

  • Selecting, rotating and manipulating shapes
  • Explaining how shapes are arranged and combined
  • Composing and decomposing shapes to create pictures and patterns
  • Recognising 2-D shapes within 3-D objects
  • Developing spatial reasoning and mathematical vocabulary

Explore the full progression

This block forms part of our wider Reception Summer maths scheme, supporting clear progression across the Summer term.

Explore the complete EYFS maths scheme to view the full Reception maths progression across the year.