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Exploring 2D Shapes

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Exploring 2D Shapes

Various 2D shapes including triangles, circles and rectangles

🔍 Part 1: Shape Identification

1. Circle the correct shape name for each picture:

Shape A: [Triangle picture]

Triangle / Tapatoru

Circle / Porowhita

Rectangle / Tapawhā rite

Shape B: [Circle picture]

Triangle / Tapatoru

Circle / Porowhita

Rectangle / Tapawhā rite

2. Draw a line to match the English name with the te reo Māori name:
Triangle
Circle
Rectangle
Porowhita
Tapawhā rite
Tapatoru
3. Look around your classroom. Tick all the shapes you can see:

Triangles (tapatoru)

Circles (porowhita)

Rectangles (tapawhā rite)

📏 Part 2: Shape Properties

4. Complete the table by counting the sides and corners:

Triangle: _____ sides, _____ corners

Rectangle: _____ sides, _____ corners

Circle: _____ sides, _____ corners

5. Which shapes have right angles (like the corner of a book)?

Triangle

Circle

Rectangle

6. Sort these shapes into groups. Write how many sides each group has:

[Pictures of various triangles, circles, and rectangles]

Group 1 (_____ sides): _________________________

Group 2 (_____ sides): _________________________

Group 3 (_____ sides): _________________________

✏️ Part 3: Shape Description

7. Draw your own example of each shape in the boxes:

Triangle (Tapatoru):

Circle (Porowhita):

Rectangle (Tapawhā rite):

8. Describe one way that triangles and rectangles are the same:
9. Explain why a circle is different from the other shapes:

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