2D shapes (2)
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Find 5 flat (2D) shapes at home, for example on a plate, a window or a book cover. Say the name of each.
Accept circles, squares, rectangles and triangles found on flat things.
2
Use straws or lolly sticks to make a triangle, a square and a pentagon. How many sticks did you use for each?
3 for the triangle, 4 for the square and 5 for the pentagon.
3
Draw a triangle on paper. Turn the paper around. Is it still a triangle?
Yes. Turning (rotating) does not change the shape.
4
Look at a box (a cuboid). Press a face on a piece of paper and trace around it. What shape do you get?
A rectangle (or a square if the face is square).
5
Cut 6 squares from paper. Join them on a table in as many different ways as you can. Which pattern do you like best?
Any arrangement. Children should notice that squares fit with no gaps.