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Year 3 · Mathematics · Space

AC9M3SP01

make, compare and classify objects, identifying key features and explaining why these features make them suited to their uses

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Space in Year 3.

AC9M3SP02

interpret and create two-dimensional representations of familiar environments, locating key landmarks and objects relative to each other

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9M3SP01 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 3.

  1. Year 2AC9M2SP01recognise, compare and classify shapes, referencing the number of sides and using spatial terms such as “opposite”, “parallel”, “curved” and “straight”
  2. Year 2AC9M2SP02locate positions in two-dimensional representations of a familiar space; move positions by following directions and pathways
  3. Year 4AC9M4SP01represent and approximate composite shapes and objects in the environment, using combinations of familiar shapes and objects
  4. Year 4AC9M4SP02create and interpret grid reference systems using grid references and directions to locate and describe positions and pathways
  5. Year 4AC9M4SP03recognise line and rotational symmetry of shapes and create symmetrical patterns and pictures, using dynamic geometric software where appropriate

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