This differentiated team activity is suitable for children up to Grade 7 as an introduction to or a revision of the basic angle types. Includes downloads of powerpoint and flashcards.
Must-Know Material
Ensure your students know the basic angle types inside out. This mathematics activity takes no time to prepare. All you need is a viewing screen and some paper for the students’ answers.
How to Use This Activity
This activity could be used in several ways. For example:
- As an introductory lesson to check what students already know
- As a check-up immediately after teaching basic angle types
- As part of a check-up at the end of a unit of work on angles
- With ESL students or those who have trouble spelling
- In any other way you see fit!
There is another version of this activity, using cards instead of Powerpoint . Which of these ideas you select and use will be determined by the make-up of your class. If students are at the same level, the Powerpoint might be more fun. If there is a real range of abilities, however, you would probably opt for the card version.
Powerpoint Version
Download the file you require by clicking on the links below:
Powerpoint file with images and anagrams (Easiest)
Powerpoint file with images only
Powerpoint file with anagrams only
- Divide the class into mixed ability groups of roughly equal ability spreads, with 3 or 4 students to a group. Each group can choose a team name.
- Each team should be given large plain paper on which they can do rough work or to write their answers.
- Explain that the teams will have to identify words associated with angles from images and/or anagrams (depending on which version you have chosen). The fastest team gets 3 points; the next fastest gets 2 points. [The teacher decides about spelling mistakes, e.g. onje point may be given for a correct answer with spelling mistakes.]
- Show the Powerpoint, one slide at a time. A runner from each team should rush to you with the correctly spelled answer. [Or they could be first to put their hand up, if you prefer.] The second slide of each pair shows the correct answer.
- Award the points as detailed above. Continue with the next pair of slides.
