Maths Unit: Terrific 2D Shapes
This helpful unit contains resources to help support your students to describe and draw two-dimensional shapes and recognise their key features.
The unit includes a presentation, posters, multiple worksheets, a reference card, group activities and a student assessment tool at the end.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to recognise, compare and classify shapes and objects using obvious features and spatial terms, e.g. opposite, parallel, curved, straight.
- We are learning to use features to describe and draw two-dimensional shapes.
Curriculum alignment
MA1-1WM
old
Describes mathematical situations and methods using everyday and some mathematical language, actions, materials, diagrams and symbols
MA1-14MG
old
Sorts, describes, represents and recognises familiar three-dimensional objects, including cones, cubes, cylinders, spheres and prisms
MA1-3WM
old
Supports conclusions by explaining or demonstrating how answers were obtained
MA1-15MG
old
Manipulates, sorts, represents, describes and explores two- dimensional shapes, including quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons and octagons
MA1-2DS-01
new
Recognises, describes and represents shapes including quadrilaterals and other common polygons
MA1-3DS-01
new
Recognises, describes and represents familiar three-dimensional objects
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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