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Properties of 2D Shapes
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Properties of 2D Shapes

14 A4 posters featuring Square, Circle, Rectangle, Kite, Rhombus, Parallelogram, Trapezium, Pentagon, Hexagon, Octagon, Equilateral Triangle, Scalene Triangle, Isosceles Triangle, Right Angle Triangle, Each poster features one shape along with a picture and a list of its properties.

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to make, compare and classify shapes and objects using obvious features.
  • We are learning to describe the features of two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects.
  • 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.
  • We are learning to sort, name, make and describe familiar shapes using obvious features.
  • We are learning to create, recognise, compare and classify three-dimensional objects using key features.
  • We are learning to combine and split composite shapes to identify the common shapes and objects.
  • We are learning to recognise and create tessellations of shapes, e.g. tiling patterns, describing the transformations used.
  • We are learning to describe and perform translations, reflections and rotations of shapes and to identify symmetries.
  • We are learning to construct angles using a protractor and to estimate, measure and compare angles using degrees and name the angles appropriately, e.g. less than 90o equals an acute angle.

Curriculum alignment

AC9M5M04 9 Estimate, construct and measure angles in degrees, using appropriate tools including a protractor, and relate these measures to angle names AC9M1SP01 9 Make, compare and classify familiar shapes; recognise familiar shapes and objects in the environment, identifying the similarities and differences between them AC9M5SP03 9 Describe and perform translations, reflections and rotations of shapes, using dynamic geometric software where appropriate; recognise what changes and what remains the same, and identify any symmetries AC9M6SP03 9 Recognise and use combinations of transformations to create tessellations and other geometric patterns, using dynamic geometric software where appropriate AC9M4SP01 9 Represent and approximate composite shapes and objects in the environment, using combinations of familiar shapes and objects AC9M3SP01 9 Make, compare and classify objects, identifying key features and explaining why these features make them suited to their uses AC9MFSP01 9 Sort, name and create familiar shapes; recognise and describe familiar shapes within objects in the environment, giving reasons AC9M2SP01 9 Recognise, compare and classify shapes, referencing the number of sides and using spatial terms such as “opposite”, “parallel”, “curved” and “straight” ACMMG042 8.4 Describe and draw two-dimensional shapes, with and without digital technologies ACMMG022 8.4 Recognise and classify familiar two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects using obvious features
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 MA1-2DS-02 new Measures and compares areas using uniform informal units in rows and columns
VC2M4SP01 2.0

explain and compare the geometric properties of two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects

 VCMMG121 Describe the features of three-dimensional objects VCMMG120 Describe and draw two-dimensional shapes, with and without digital technologies VCMMG098 Recognise and classify familiar two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects using obvious features

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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