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Building with Blocks

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Building with Blocks

Building with Blocks

Colourful building blocks and geometric shapes

🔍 Part 1: Shape Recognition

1. Circle the 3D objects (three-dimensional shapes):

Cube

Square

Cylinder

Circle

Rectangular prism

Triangle

2. Which shape has 4 equal sides?

Rectangle

Square

Triangle

Circle

3. Name three 2D shapes you might see on the faces of blocks:

📍 Part 2: Positional Language

4. Fill in the blanks with positional words:

The red block is _________ the blue block.

The yellow cylinder is _________ to the green cube.

The triangle block sits _________ the rectangular prism.

5. Match the positional words with their meanings:
1. Above
2. Below
3. Beside
4. Between
A. Next to something
B. Higher than something
C. In the middle of two things
D. Lower than something

🏗️ Part 3: Building and Design

6. Draw your block structure design in the box below. Label at least 3 different shapes:
7. Which blocks would make the most stable base for a tall tower?

Large cubes

Small cylinders

Rectangular prisms

Triangular blocks

8. Describe how you would build a bridge using blocks. Use positional language in your answer:

🤔 Part 4: Problem Solving

9. You have 6 cubes. How many different ways can you arrange them in a line? Draw or describe two different arrangements:
10. True or False:

True
False - A cube has 6 faces

True
False - A cylinder can roll

True
False - All rectangles are squares

True
False - A triangular prism has triangular faces

11. Explain why some block structures fall down while others stay up:
12. If you were giving directions to a friend to build the same structure as you, what three important things would you tell them?

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