Shape (Hardcover)

This is one of a series which is designed to take the mystery out of maths. The text outlines games and activities requiring only a few easily-obtained materials and each concept is presented on a full-colour double-page spread. The concepts follow the guidelines for the National Curriculum.;Focusing on shapes, this book aims to teach children to understand their significance and to recognize the shapes of everyday objects. It highlights the many angles on a clock-face, the importance of shapes in the construction of a house and why parallel lines can never meet. Other topics include tessellation, 3-D shapes including spheres, cylinders, cubes, cuboids, pyramids and prisms.