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Year 6 Summer Block 1 (Shape)

Year 6 – Summer Block 1: Shape

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Develop pupils’ understanding of geometry with our Year 6 shape worksheets, teaching slides and structured lesson plans. Fully aligned with the White Rose Summer Block 1 small steps, this unit supports pupils in measuring, classifying and calculating angles before applying their knowledge to a range of geometric contexts.

Pupils begin by revisiting angle facts, including measuring and classifying angles, before progressing to calculating missing angles, exploring vertically opposite angles and solving problems involving angles in triangles, quadrilaterals and polygons. They then extend their understanding to circles, accurate drawing of shapes and nets of 3-D shapes. Each lesson includes differentiated worksheets, clear modelling, reasoning prompts and problem-solving tasks, all mapped to the National Curriculum and forming part of our complete KS2 Maths Masters scheme.

White Rose Summer Block 1 small steps
  • Measure and classify angles
  • Calculate angles
  • Vertically opposite angles
  • Angles in a triangle
  • Angles in a triangle – special cases
  • Angles in a triangle – missing angles
  • Angles in a quadrilateral
  • Angles in polygons
  • Circles
  • Draw shapes accurately
  • Nets of 3-D shapes
National Curriculum objectives covered
  • Recognise angles where they meet at a point, are on a straight line or are vertically opposite, and find missing angles
  • Draw given angles and measure them in degrees (°)
  • Know angles are measured in degrees and classify acute, obtuse and reflex angles
  • Find unknown angles in triangles, quadrilaterals and regular polygons
  • Illustrate and name parts of circles, including radius, diameter and circumference
  • Draw 2-D shapes using given dimensions and angles
  • Recognise, describe and build simple 3-D shapes, including making nets

Year 6 shape worksheets and geometry resources aligned with White Rose

Our Year 6 shape worksheets and lesson resources follow the full White Rose Summer Block 1 progression. Pupils begin by measuring, classifying and calculating angles, before applying angle rules to solve problems involving triangles, quadrilaterals and polygons.

As the unit develops, pupils explore vertically opposite angles, investigate angle relationships within shapes and extend their understanding to circles, including radius and diameter. They then apply their knowledge when drawing shapes accurately and working with nets of 3-D shapes. These KS2 maths resources include differentiated worksheets, teaching slides, fluency tasks and structured reasoning activities, providing clear progression across key Year 6 geometry concepts.