Outdoor Angles Hunt

Perfect for Key Stage 2 (KS2), this worksheet blends outdoor learning with core Geometry concepts, focusing on angles: acute, obtuse, and right angles.

Preparation
Print the Outdoor Maths Angles Hunt worksheet for each child or pair. Review the characteristics of the target angles:
Right Angle: 90 degrees
Acute Angle: Less than 90 degrees
Obtuse Angle: Greater than 90 degrees

The Hunt
Take your class to a designated outdoor learning space—a playground, school garden, or field. Provide them with the worksheet and, optionally, an angle measurer or right-angle checker (made of card or plastic).
Find and Draw: The children’s task is to find a real-life example of each type of angle in the outdoor environment.

Examples
Right Angle Example: The corner of a window frame, a door frame, or a paving slab.

Acute Angle Example: The point of a leaf, the angle between two branches of a small tree, or the tip of a gate support.

Obtuse Angle Example: The wide-open angle of a slide support where it meets the ground, or the angle between a partially open gate and the fence.

Record
They then draw a sketch of the object/location and clearly mark the angle they found in the corresponding box on their worksheet. They should be encouraged to use the correct notation for the right angle.

Discussion
Conclude the lesson with a group discussion. Have students share their most interesting angle finds and explain how they classified them (e.g., “I know it’s acute because it’s smaller than the corner of my book”). This reinforces the definitions and encourages peer learning.