1st Grade Maths: Geometry Comparisons (Term 1, Unit 1)

1st Grade Maths: Geometry Comparisons (Term 1, Unit 1)

1st Maths : Term 1 Unit 1 : Geometry - Comparisons

Keywords

Top – Bottom, Inside – Outside, On – Under, Above – Below, Far – Near, Big – Small

Travel through

Illustration of a classroom

Sit sit sit

sit inside the class;

Illustration of children jumping

Jump jump jump

jump on the floor;

Illustration of a child crawling

Crawl crawl crawl

crawl under the table;

Illustration of children moving away from a table

Go go go

go far from the table;

Illustration of a child near a blackboard

Come come come

come near the board;

Illustration of children playing outside

Play play play

play outside the class.

Teacher's note: Teacher can create a rhyme using other spatial vocabulary such as Top-Bottom, Above-Below and Big-Small.

Top - Bottom

Learn

A stack of books showing a blue book on top and a red book on the bottom.

The blue colour book is at the top.

The red colour book is at the bottom.

Practice

Tick (✓) the boy at the bottom of the slide.

A boy at the top of a slide and another at the bottom.

Tick (✓) the pot at the top.

A stack of three pots.

Try this

How will you arrange these items inside the bag? Why?

A shopping bag with eggs, onions, and a coconut to be placed inside.

Egg in Top. Onion in Middle. Coconut in bottom.

Inside - Outside

Learn

A papaya with seeds inside and a cashew with its nut outside.

Papaya has its seeds inside.

Cashew has its nut outside.

Practice

Tick (✓) the dog inside the kennel. Circle the sparrow outside the nest.

A dog inside a kennel and a sparrow outside a nest.

Try this

Where will you play these games? Why?

A football game and a carrom board game.

I play foot ball game Out side at ground.

This game needs space to kick the ball and this is a physical game.

I play carrom game inside hall/room.

Carrom is Mental Ability Game and its board is too small. So we are plays the carom inside.

On - Under

Learn

Illustration from the story of the Monkey and the Cap Seller.

Teacher's note: Teacher narrates the story of 'Monkey and the Cap seller' for enhancing the spatial vocabulary, on - under.

Practice

Circle the toy seen under the table.

A teddy bear on a table and a toy car under the table.

Circle the ball lying on the bed.

A ball on a bed and a doll under the bed.

Pleasure time

Colour the train moving on the bridge with brown and the boat moving under the bridge with red.

A coloring page showing a train on a bridge and a boat under it.

Above - Below

Learn

A diagram of a face showing eyes above the nose and mouth below the nose.

Eyes are above the nose.

The mouth is below the nose.

Practice

Circle the bird flying below the tree.

A monkey on a tree and a bird flying below it.

Circle the clock seen above the calendar.

A wall with a clock hanging above a calendar.

Pleasure time

Colour the flying aeroplane above the clouds with red and the kite below the clouds with orange.

A coloring page showing an airplane above clouds and a kite below clouds.

Far – Near

Learn

A bus near a bus stop and a car far from it.

The bus is near the bus stop. The car is far from the bus stop.

Practice

Colour the T-shirt of the boy who is near the ball.

Two boys, one near a football and one far.

Circle the cat which is far from the bowl.

Two cats, one near a bowl of milk and one far.

Try this

Who will win the race? Why?

A tortoise near a finish line and a rabbit far from it.

Tortoise will win the race Because of that is near the winning line

Big - Small

Learn

A big shark and a small zebra fish.

The shark is big. The zebra fish is small.

Practice

Tick (✓) the bigger one.

A large hippopotamus and a small dog.

Tick (✓) the smaller fruit.

A large watermelon and a small mango.

Pleasure time

Colour the big cake with brown and the small cake with blue.

A coloring page with a big cake and a small cake.