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Shape Sorting Exploration

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Shape Sorting Exploration

Shape Sorting Exploration

Colourful 2D and 3D shapes illustration

🔍 Part 1: Shape Recognition

1. Circle the shapes you can see. Colour them in!

Shapes to find: circle (porohita), triangle (tapatoru), square (tapawhā), rectangle

2. Which shape has 3 sides?

Circle (porohita)

Triangle (tapatoru)

Square (tapawhā)

3. Which shape can roll?

Cube

Sphere (ball)

Cylinder

📦 Part 2: 2D and 3D Shapes

4. Match the 2D shape to the 3D shape:
1. Circle (porohita)
2. Square (tapawhā)
3. Rectangle
A. Cube
B. Sphere (ball)
C. Cylinder
5. Tick all the 3D shapes:

Ball (sphere)

Triangle (tapatoru)

Cube

Circle (porohita)

Cylinder

🎨 Part 3: Shape Sorting

6. Draw shapes in the correct groups:

Shapes with 4 sides:

Shapes with curved edges:

7. Sort by colour. Draw red shapes here:
8. Sort by size. Draw big shapes here:

📝 Part 4: Shape Attributes

9. Fill in the blanks about shapes:

A triangle has _______ sides and _______ corners.

A square has _______ sides that are all the same length.

A circle has _______ straight sides.

10. Count the sides and corners:

Rectangle: _______ sides, _______ corners

Triangle (tapatoru): _______ sides, _______ corners

11. Which shapes can stack on top of each other?

Cubes

Balls (spheres)

Cylinders

🌟 Part 5: Shape Hunt

12. Draw one thing from your classroom that is each shape:

Circle (porohita):

Rectangle:

Cube:

13. My favourite shape is:
14. Draw your favourite shape and tell one thing about it:

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