Properties of Shape - Measure with a Protractor (1) - Planning

The Year 5 summer term lesson on measuring angles with a protractor is an interactive session that starts with a recap of different angle types and their properties. The children play an educational game to guess and identify angles, reinforcing their understanding of acute, obtuse, and right angles. The class is then introduced to the protractor, a critical tool for measuring angles, and they discuss its features and how to use it. The lesson includes a practical activity where students use masking tape to create angles on tables, which they then estimate and measure with protractors, honing their skills in estimation and accurate measurement.

Following the hands-on experience, the presentation prompts the children to order angles by size and encourages partner discussions to articulate their reasoning. They practice reading angles from a protractor and compare findings to understand commonalities and differences in their measurements. Independent work is supported by differentiated worksheets that cater to varying levels of proficiency, from working towards the expected level to achieving greater depth. The lesson concludes with a reflective 'Give me five' activity, where students consider what they've learned, the skills they've used, and what they found challenging. They also make a commitment to remember key aspects of the lesson, such as how to correctly use a protractor and the importance of estimating before measuring. The differentiated tasks ensure that all students are challenged appropriately, with the complexity of angle measurement tasks increasing at each level of depth.