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Exploring 2D Shapes

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Exploring 2D Shapes

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📚 Part 1: Choose the Shape

1. Which shape has 3 sides?

Circle / porohita

Square / tapawhā rite

Triangle / tapatoru

2. Which shape has no corners?

Triangle / tapatoru

Square / tapawhā rite

Circle / porohita

3. Which shape has 4 equal sides?

Rectangle

Square / tapawhā rite

Triangle / tapatoru

4. Which object is usually a circle?

Clock

Book

Sandwich cut into a triangle

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Drawing

WALT: We are learning to identify and describe circle (porohita), square (tapawhā rite) and triangle (tapatoru).

5. Draw and label each shape. Write the English and Māori name under each drawing.
6. Count the sides and corners for each shape. Fill the blanks.

Circle (porohita): ______ sides, ______ corners

Square (tapawhā rite): ______ sides, ______ corners

Triangle (tapatoru): ______ sides, ______ corners

7. Shape hunt — write one thing you can find at home or school that is each shape.

Circle: ____________________________

Square: ____________________________

Triangle: ____________________________

8. Extension (for learners who finish early):

Make a small shape collage using paper or magazines. What will you use? Write a short plan:

Differentiation: Use large shape cards or tactile shapes to help if needed. For students who find cutting/drawing hard, they may tell the teacher their examples aloud or stick pre-cut shapes.

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