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Shapes around the house
Connect P2 Term 2: Unit 10
GoalName four shapes and find them at home.
New words
triangle · a shape with three sidescircle · a round shapesquare · a shape with four equal sidesrectangle · a shape with four sides, two long and two shortigloo · a house made of ice and snow
Explanation
Shapes are all around us. A circle is round. A triangle has three sides. A square has four sides that are the same. A rectangle has four sides: two long and two short. Look at your home: a door is a rectangle. A wall clock is a circle. Some people in very cold places build an igloo from blocks of snow. It has a round roof.
Worked examples
Hoda
Dad, the door is a rectangle.
Dad
Yes, it is. What shape is the clock?
Hoda
It is a circle. It is round.
Dad
Well done. Can you find a square?
Hoda
Yes! My bedroom window is a square.
Look and say the shapes. Touch each one.
Look at the door and the clock. Which is a rectangle? Which is a circle?
Now you. Find one shape in your room and say: It is a …
Class activity
Shape hunt. Look round your home with a grown-up. Find a circle, a square, a rectangle and a triangle. Say: The (plate / window / door) is a … Draw each shape on paper and write its name.
Practice
1
Look. Say the name of the shape.
A square.
2
Look. Say the name of the shape.
A triangle.
3
Which shape has three sides: a circle or a triangle?
A triangle.
4
Fill in: A door is a ___ (rectangle or circle).
rectangle.
5
Writing: copy ‘A clock is a circle.’
A clock is a circle.