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Shape Starters Worksheet
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Shape Starters Worksheet
Help the shape explorers pack their kete! Look at each shape, count carefully, and draw where asked. You can say the Māori shape names aloud too: porowhita (circle), tapatoru (triangle), tapawhā rite (square), tapawhā roa (rectangle).
Shape explorer trail
1.Match each shape name to its Māori name. Write the letter beside each English name.
- Circle
- Triangle
- Square
- Rectangle
- D. Tapawhā rite
- C. Tapawhā roa
- A. Tapatoru
- B. Porowhita
2.Maia has a round picnic plate. Which shape is the plate?
- Circle
- Triangle
- Square
3.Count the straight sides and corners on the triangle. Fill in both numbers.
4.Which shape has no corners? Choose one.
- Circle
- Square
- Rectangle
5.Rangi sees a square tile. How many sides and corners does the tile have?
6.Look at the shape group. How many triangles can you see?
7.True or false: A square has 4 straight sides and 4 corners.
TrueFalse
8.Draw a square for the explorers’ sign. Make it have 4 equal straight sides and 4 corners.
9.Choose the shape that would roll smoothly: a circle, a square, or a triangle?
- Circle
- Square
- Triangle
10.Draw one thing you might find in Aotearoa New Zealand that has a circle shape. What did you draw?
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