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Recognizing 2D Shapes

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Recognising 2D Shapes

Various 2D shapes including circles, squares, triangles and rectangles

📚 Part 1: Shape Recognition

1. What shape has 3 sides and 3 corners?

Circle

Triangle

Square

Rectangle

2. Which shape is completely round with no corners?

Square

Triangle

Circle

Rectangle

3. A square has:

3 equal sides

4 equal sides

5 equal sides

No sides

4. Which shapes have 4 corners? (Tick all that apply)

Circle

Triangle

Square

Rectangle

5. What is the difference between a square and a rectangle?

A square has 3 sides, a rectangle has 4 sides

A square has all equal sides, a rectangle has opposite sides equal

A square is round, a rectangle has corners

There is no difference

✏️ Part 2: Shapes in Our World

6. Name a shape you might see in these everyday objects:

a) A clock face: _______________

b) A slice of pizza: _______________

c) A window: _______________

d) A postage stamp: _______________

7. Draw and label each shape in the boxes below:

Circle

Triangle

Square

Rectangle

8. Explain how you can tell the difference between a square and a rectangle:

🔍 Part 3: Shape Hunt Challenge

9. Look around your classroom or home. Find and list one object for each shape:

Circle: _________________________

Triangle: _______________________

Square: ________________________

Rectangle: ______________________

10. Which shape do you think is most common in buildings and why?

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