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Long things, round things
Joyful Mathematics: Chapter 2
GoalTell which things are long and which things are round.
New words
long · stretched out from one end to the otherround · like a ball or a circle, with no cornersshape · how a thing looks on the outside
Explanation
Some things are long. A pencil is long. Some things are round. A ball is round. Look around you. Find a long thing and a round thing. Say the names out loud.
Worked examples
A ladder is long. A wheel is round.
A roti is round. A train is long.
Look at your room. A bed is long. A clock on the wall is round. What long thing and what round thing do you see?
Class activity
Long and round hunt. Walk around the room or the house. Find three long things and three round things. Say each one: it is long, or it is round. Which was easier to find?
Practice
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Which one is long?
The chopsticks.
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Which one is round?
The clock.
3
The full moon looks long or round?
Round.
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Is a train long or round?
Long.
5
Name one long thing and one round thing near you.
Any right answer, for example a rope and a ball.