Max Maths, Year 4, Learn together, Angles (2)

In the Max Maths Year 4 curriculum, there is a creative and interactive activity designed to help students understand the concept of angles. The task involves using ice-cream sticks to construct angles of varying sizes. This hands-on approach allows pupils to physically manipulate the sticks to create angles, thereby gaining a tangible understanding of the difference between small, larger, and the largest angles. The activity is part of the 'Learn together' series, which encourages collaborative learning and exploration of mathematical concepts.

The lesson provides visual examples to demonstrate the varying sizes of angles. One illustration shows a small angle, formed by bringing two ice-cream sticks closer together at the vertex. Another image depicts a larger angle with the sticks positioned further apart. The final example illustrates the largest angle of the three, with the sticks at their widest separation. This visual and practical method of teaching helps students to clearly see and understand the differences between angles, setting a strong foundation for more advanced geometry lessons in the future.