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Shapes of the Shore
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Shapes of the Shore
🏖️ Part 1: Shape Recognition
1. Circle the shapes you might find at the seashore:
Triangle shell (tapatoru)
Round pebble (porohita)
Square driftwood piece (tapawhā rite)
Circular sand dollar
2. How many sides does a triangle have?
2 sides
3 sides
4 sides
5 sides
3. Which te reo Māori word means "circle"?
tapatoru
tapawhā rite
porohita
rākau
🐚 Part 2: Shape Properties
4. Fill in the blanks about shape properties:
A square has _______ sides and _______ corners.
A circle has _______ sides and _______ corners.
A triangle has _______ sides and _______ corners.
5. Match the English shape names with their te reo Māori names:
1. Triangle
2. Square
3. Circle
A. porohita
B. tapatoru
C. tapawhā rite
🎨 Part 3: Drawing and Creating
6. Draw three different seashore objects that are circular (porohita):
7. Design your own seashore shape collage using triangles, squares, and circles:
8. Draw a shell that has a triangular shape:
🔍 Part 4: Shape Sorting and Classification
9. Look at the shapes you found at the seashore. Which shape did you find the most of?
Triangles (tapatoru)
Squares (tapawhā rite)
Circles (porohita)
10. Describe the properties of your favourite seashore shape. Include how many sides and corners it has:
11. List three natural materials from the seashore that could be used to make shapes:
12. Explain how you would sort a collection of shells by their shapes:
🌊 Part 5: Extension Challenge
13. Can you find shapes in nature that have more than 4 sides? Draw one example:
14. Create a pattern using seashore shapes. Draw your pattern below:
15. Write one sentence using a te reo Māori shape word to describe something you might find at the beach:
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