Teaching pack · Year 5 Spaceseegongsik /au
Nets and Solids: a week of ready-to-teach maths
Five days of lessons for Year 5 Space. Print this pack and the week is prepared.
AC9M5SP01
connect objects to their nets and build objects from their nets using spatial and geometric reasoning
Start here: five minutes to Monday
- Skim the week at a glance.
- Print the five days (plan + worksheet each).
- Cut out the card sheet once.
- Open the free interactive unit on your board.
- Teach from the plan.
On the board
On-screen pictures: “A solid unfolded is a net”, “Read a net to predict its solid”, “The cube and its six squares”, “Build the solid from its net”, “Faces, edges and corners”.
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Aligned to Australian Curriculum V9 (AC9M5SP01). Original material from seegongsik. Descriptors (c) ACARA, CC BY 4.0.
The week at a glance5 lessons
The week at a glance
One lesson a day. Run them in order where you can.
| Day | Lesson | Children learn and do | On screen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A solid unfolded is a net | Practise the idea with talk, board and worksheet | Board: A solid unfolded is a net |
| 2 | Read a net to predict its solid | Practise the idea with talk, board and worksheet | Board: Read a net to predict its solid |
| 3 | The cube and its six squares | Practise the idea with talk, board and worksheet | Board: The cube and its six squares |
| 4 | Build the solid from its net | Practise the idea with talk, board and worksheet | Board: Build the solid from its net |
| 5 | Faces, edges and corners | Practise the idea with talk, board and worksheet | Board: Faces, edges and corners |
Materials
- This pack printed.
- Pencils and the board or projector.
- Optional counters or rulers if a day plan names them.
A note home
This week in maths we work on nets and solids. Ask: What did you practise today?
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Day 1 · Teacher planDay 1 of 5
A solid unfolded is a net
Children practise “A solid unfolded is a net” with talk, the board picture, and a short worksheet. About 40 minutes.
We are learning to
- explain a solid unfolded is a net in Year 5 words,
- use the board picture to check thinking,
- record an example on paper.
Success criteria
- I can show one example of today’s idea.
- I can say the idea in a short sentence.
You need
- interactive unit open on “A solid unfolded is a net”,
- worksheet (next sheet), one per child,
Lesson flow (about 40 minutes)
| 5 min | Warm-up Ask: “What might help us today?” |
| 10 min | On the board Open “A solid unfolded is a net”. Ask: “What changed on the screen?” |
| 15 min | Worksheet Children complete the day sheet. |
| 10 min | Share Ask: “In one sentence, what was today’s idea?” |
On the board
Leave “A solid unfolded is a net” on screen for the main block.
seegongsik.com/au/y5/space/AC9M5SP01
Watch for
- Skipping the board -- bring them back to the picture.
- Correct answer with no explanation -- ask how do you know?
Answers and look-fors
- Meeting the idea sounds like a clear sentence about a solid unfolded is a net.
Day 1 · Worksheet
A solid unfolded is a net
NameClassDate
Use the board picture. Show your thinking.
1. Draw or write one example from the board.
2. What is the main idea in your words?
3. Make a second example of your own.
I know I am right because
I can teach this idea to a partner:Yes □ No □
Day 2 · Teacher planDay 2 of 5
Read a net to predict its solid
Children practise “Read a net to predict its solid” with talk, the board picture, and a short worksheet. About 40 minutes.
We are learning to
- explain read a net to predict its solid in Year 5 words,
- use the board picture to check thinking,
- record an example on paper.
Success criteria
- I can show one example of today’s idea.
- I can say the idea in a short sentence.
You need
- interactive unit open on “Read a net to predict its solid”,
- worksheet (next sheet), one per child,
Lesson flow (about 40 minutes)
| 5 min | Warm-up Ask: “What might help us today?” |
| 10 min | On the board Open “Read a net to predict its solid”. Ask: “What changed on the screen?” |
| 15 min | Worksheet Children complete the day sheet. |
| 10 min | Share Ask: “In one sentence, what was today’s idea?” |
On the board
Leave “Read a net to predict its solid” on screen for the main block.
seegongsik.com/au/y5/space/AC9M5SP01
Watch for
- Skipping the board -- bring them back to the picture.
- Correct answer with no explanation -- ask how do you know?
Answers and look-fors
- Meeting the idea sounds like a clear sentence about read a net to predict its solid.
Day 2 · Worksheet
Read a net to predict its solid
NameClassDate
Use the board picture. Show your thinking.
1. Draw or write one example from the board.
2. What is the main idea in your words?
3. Make a second example of your own.
I know I am right because
I can teach this idea to a partner:Yes □ No □
Day 3 · Teacher planDay 3 of 5
The cube and its six squares
Children practise “The cube and its six squares” with talk, the board picture, and a short worksheet. About 40 minutes.
We are learning to
- explain the cube and its six squares in Year 5 words,
- use the board picture to check thinking,
- record an example on paper.
Success criteria
- I can show one example of today’s idea.
- I can say the idea in a short sentence.
You need
- interactive unit open on “The cube and its six squares”,
- worksheet (next sheet), one per child,
Lesson flow (about 40 minutes)
| 5 min | Warm-up Ask: “What might help us today?” |
| 10 min | On the board Open “The cube and its six squares”. Ask: “What changed on the screen?” |
| 15 min | Worksheet Children complete the day sheet. |
| 10 min | Share Ask: “In one sentence, what was today’s idea?” |
On the board
Leave “The cube and its six squares” on screen for the main block.
seegongsik.com/au/y5/space/AC9M5SP01
Watch for
- Skipping the board -- bring them back to the picture.
- Correct answer with no explanation -- ask how do you know?
Answers and look-fors
- Meeting the idea sounds like a clear sentence about the cube and its six squares.
Day 3 · Worksheet
The cube and its six squares
NameClassDate
Use the board picture. Show your thinking.
1. Draw or write one example from the board.
2. What is the main idea in your words?
3. Make a second example of your own.
I know I am right because
I can teach this idea to a partner:Yes □ No □
Day 4 · Teacher planDay 4 of 5
Build the solid from its net
Children practise “Build the solid from its net” with talk, the board picture, and a short worksheet. About 40 minutes.
We are learning to
- explain build the solid from its net in Year 5 words,
- use the board picture to check thinking,
- record an example on paper.
Success criteria
- I can show one example of today’s idea.
- I can say the idea in a short sentence.
You need
- interactive unit open on “Build the solid from its net”,
- worksheet (next sheet), one per child,
Lesson flow (about 40 minutes)
| 5 min | Warm-up Ask: “What might help us today?” |
| 10 min | On the board Open “Build the solid from its net”. Ask: “What changed on the screen?” |
| 15 min | Worksheet Children complete the day sheet. |
| 10 min | Share Ask: “In one sentence, what was today’s idea?” |
On the board
Leave “Build the solid from its net” on screen for the main block.
seegongsik.com/au/y5/space/AC9M5SP01
Watch for
- Skipping the board -- bring them back to the picture.
- Correct answer with no explanation -- ask how do you know?
Answers and look-fors
- Meeting the idea sounds like a clear sentence about build the solid from its net.
Day 4 · Worksheet
Build the solid from its net
NameClassDate
Use the board picture. Show your thinking.
1. Draw or write one example from the board.
2. What is the main idea in your words?
3. Make a second example of your own.
I know I am right because
I can teach this idea to a partner:Yes □ No □
Day 5 · Teacher planDay 5 of 5
Faces, edges and corners
Children practise “Faces, edges and corners” with talk, the board picture, and a short worksheet. About 40 minutes.
We are learning to
- explain faces, edges and corners in Year 5 words,
- use the board picture to check thinking,
- record an example on paper.
Success criteria
- I can show one example of today’s idea.
- I can say the idea in a short sentence.
You need
- interactive unit open on “Faces, edges and corners”,
- worksheet (next sheet), one per child,
Lesson flow (about 40 minutes)
| 5 min | Warm-up Ask: “What might help us today?” |
| 10 min | On the board Open “Faces, edges and corners”. Ask: “What changed on the screen?” |
| 15 min | Worksheet Children complete the day sheet. |
| 10 min | Share Ask: “In one sentence, what was today’s idea?” |
On the board
Leave “Faces, edges and corners” on screen for the main block.
seegongsik.com/au/y5/space/AC9M5SP01
Watch for
- Skipping the board -- bring them back to the picture.
- Correct answer with no explanation -- ask how do you know?
Answers and look-fors
- Meeting the idea sounds like a clear sentence about faces, edges and corners.
Day 5 · Worksheet
Faces, edges and corners
NameClassDate
Use the board picture. Show your thinking.
1. Draw or write one example from the board.
2. What is the main idea in your words?
3. Make a second example of your own.
I know I am right because
I can teach this idea to a partner:Yes □ No □
Cut-out cardsReuse all week
Talk cards for Nets and Solids
Cut out. Hold up a card and give an example.
A solid unfolded is a net
Give an example.
Read a net to predict its solid
Give an example.
The cube and its six squares
Give an example.
Build the solid from its net
Give an example.
Faces, edges and corners
Give an example.
Store in an envelope labelled AC9M5SP01.
Mini-check · End of week
Show what you know: Nets and Solids
NameClassDate
Work on your own. Use pictures or numbers.
1. Draw or write the big idea of this week.
2. Give one clear example.
3. Give a second different example.
4. What mistake should we watch for?
I can explain this idea to a partner:Yes □ No □
Mini-check · AnswersTeacher
Answers and look-fors
- Item 1 names the unit idea (nets and solids) in child words.
- Items 2-3: two different correct examples.
- Item 4: a real muddle for this topic.
Use day-plan look-fors across the week.