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2D Shapes Colouring Worksheet (8 Shapes)
A cute worksheet where students need to identify and colour the shapes the correct colour.
This activity is the next step up from our 2D Shapes Colouring Worksheet (4 Shapes).
This worksheet uses the 2D shapes – circle, square, rectangle, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, octagon and oval.
Students need to read the sentences, comprehend the instructions and then colour the shapes the prescribed colour.
An answer sheet has been provided.
National Curriculum Curriculum alignment
- Key Stage 1 (KS1)
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- Key Stage 2 (KS2) - Lower
Key Stage 2 (KS2) - Lower covers students in Year 3 and Year 4.
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