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Shapes and Lines Exploration

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Shapes and Lines Exploration

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🔷 Part 1: Identify the Shapes

Look at your Numicon shapes and answer the questions below.

1. How many sides does a triangle have? Circle the correct answer.

2 sides

3 sides

4 sides

5 sides

2. Which shapes have 4 equal sides? Tick ALL that apply.

Square

Rectangle

Rhombus

Circle

3. Match each shape to its name. Draw a line to connect them.
Has 3 sides and 3 corners
Has 0 sides and is perfectly round
Has 6 sides and 6 corners
Has 4 sides — 2 long and 2 short
Rectangle
Hexagon
Circle
Triangle
4. Use your Cuisenaire rods to make a rectangle on your desk. How many rods did you use? Write your answer below.

I used _______ Cuisenaire rods to make my rectangle.

The colour of the rods I used: _______________________________

📏 Part 2: Measuring Lines

Use your ruler to measure the lines below. Write the measurement in centimetres (cm).

5. Measure each line and write its length.

Line A: _________________________ Length = _______ cm

Line B: _____________________ Length = _______ cm

Line C: __________________________ Length = _______ cm

6. Which line is the longest? Circle your answer.

Line A

Line B

Line C

7. Draw a straight line that is exactly 8 cm long. Use your ruler!

✏️ Part 3: Drawing Lines

There are different types of lines. Let's practise drawing them!

8. Draw an example of each type of line in the boxes below.

Straight line:

Curved line:

Zigzag line:

9. Use straight lines to draw your own shape in the box below. Write the name of your shape and how many sides it has.

My shape is called: _______________________________

It has _______ sides and _______ corners.

10. 🌟 Challenge: Use your Cuisenaire rods to build a shape, then draw it below and label its name.

The shape I made is a: _______________________________

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