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Shapes that look alike
Joyful Mathematics: Chapter 2
GoalMatch everyday things with the shape they look like: ball, tin, box or cone.
New words
ball shape · round all over, like a balltin shape · round with flat top and bottom, like a tinbox shape · flat sides and corners, like a boxcone shape · a point at the top, like a party cap
Explanation
Many things have the same shape. A football and an orange are round all over. A tin and a glass are alike. They have a flat top and a flat bottom. A gift box and a brick have flat sides and corners. A party cap has a point at the top.
Worked examples
A ball is round all over. Many things look like it.
A tin has two flat round faces and a round side.
A box has flat sides and corners.
Class activity
Shape match. Gather things from home: a ball, a tin, a box, a paper cap. Put them on the floor. Ask the child to put things with the same shape together and say why.
Practice
1
Which looks like a tin: the drum or the gift?
The drum.
2
Which has a box shape: the brick or the balloon?
The brick.
3
Which has a ball shape: the log or the volleyball?
The volleyball.
4
A glass looks like which shape: a tin or a ball?
A tin.
5
Which shape has a point at the top: a cone or a box?
A cone.