A 2D shapes poster with 16 common shapes, as well as information characterising each shape.
The shapes include:
Sort, name and create familiar shapes; recognise and describe familiar shapes within objects in the environment, giving reasons
Make, compare and classify familiar shapes; recognise familiar shapes and objects in the environment, identifying the similarities and differences between them
Recognise, compare and classify shapes, referencing the number of sides and using spatial terms such as “opposite”, “parallel”, “curved” and “straight”
Sort, describe and name familiar two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects in the environment
Recognise and classify familiar two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects using obvious features
Describe and draw two-dimensional shapes, with and without digital technologies
Compare and describe two dimensional shapes that result from combining and splitting common shapes, with and without the use of digital technologies
Classify triangles according to their side and angle properties and describe quadrilaterals
Three-DimensionalSpace - manipulates, sorts and represents three-dimensional objects and describes them using everyday language
Two-DimensionalSpace - manipulates, sorts and describes representations of two-dimensional shapes, including circles, triangles, squares and rectangles, using everyday language
Three-Dimensional Space - sorts, describes, represents and recognises familiar three-dimensional objects, including cones, cubes, cylinders, spheres and prisms
Two-Dimensional Space - manipulates, sorts, represents, describes and explores two-dimensional shapes, including quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons and octagons
Two-Dimensional Space - manipulates, identifies and sketches two-dimensional shapes, including special quadrilaterals, and describes their features
Sort, describe and name familiar two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects in the environment
Recognise and classify familiar two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects using obvious features
Describe and draw two-dimensional shapes, with and without digital technologies
Compare and describe two dimensional shapes that result from combining and splitting common shapes, with and without the use of digital technologies
Classify triangles according to their side and angle properties and describe quadrilaterals
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Removed the text specifying that a right-angled triangle has two equal sides. While this right-angled triangle has two equal sides, not all do.
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Hello, It would be wonderful if this could be altered so that is says the word 'a curved line' instead of 'a curved edge' for the oval and circle shapes (edges are on 3D objects). Also I would love an editable version!
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This is great. Is there a 3D shapes version also?
Hi Jessica, thank you for your comment. We don't have a 3D shapes version yet! Feel free to suggest it via the Resource Ideas section of the Help Desk: https://support.teachstarter.com/en/articles/85719-suggest-a-resource
Thanks so much, it's exactly what I was after, you're amazing!!
You're welcome Michelle! Happy to help :)