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2D Shapes Sorting

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2D Shapes Sorting

Colourful 2D shapes including triangles, circles, and rectangles

🔍 Part 1: Shape Recognition

1. Circle the triangles (tapatoru):
2. Which shape has no corners?

Triangle

Circle

Rectangle

3. How many sides does a rectangle have?

A rectangle has _______ sides.

4. Match the shape names in English and te reo Māori:
Triangle
Circle
Rectangle
Porowhita
Porowhita roa
Tapatoru

📊 Part 2: Sorting Shapes

5. Look at these shape groups. Which sorting rule was used?

Group A: All red shapes | Group B: All blue shapes

Sorted by size

Sorted by colour

Sorted by shape

6. Check all the ways you could sort shapes:

By colour (red, blue, yellow)

By size (big, medium, small)

By shape (triangle, circle, rectangle)

By how they taste

7. Draw shapes in the correct sorting groups:

Group 1: Shapes with corners | Group 2: Shapes with no corners

💭 Part 3: Explaining Your Thinking

8. Explain why a triangle and a rectangle are similar:
9. If you found these shapes at home, where might you see them?

Circle: _________________________

Rectangle: _________________________

Triangle: _________________________

10. Challenge: Create your own sorting rule and explain it:

My sorting rule: _________________________________

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