In this lesson, children are introduced to degrees as a unit of measure for angles. They learn that 360° is a full turn and explore related angles and degrees, using this and the language of clockwise and anticlockwise as they look at turns. This lesson includes a teaching presentation accompanied by differentiated activities with a range of fluency, reasoning and problem-solving questions, as well as 3 sets of extra fluency questions.

National curriculum objectives

Know angles are measured in degrees: estimate and compare acute, obtuse and reflex angles

Differentiation

There are three levels of differentiation in this pack: ‘working towards,’ ‘expected’ and ‘greater depth’.

Level of this Pack:
Age: 9-10
 England & Wales: Year 5
 Scotland: Primary 5
 Rep. Ireland: Fourth Class
 Australia: Grade 4
 USA: Grade 4#Summer Block 2...