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Sorting Shapes Worksheet

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Sorting Shapes Worksheet

Sorting Shapes Worksheet

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🔺 Part 1: Shape Names in English and Te Reo Māori

1. Match the English shape names with their Te Reo Māori names:
Triangle
Square
Circle
Cube
Cylinder
Porowhita
Tapatoru
Pahū
Tapawhā Rite
Kōpaki

📊 Part 2: Sorting Shapes by Attributes

2. Which shapes have 3 sides? Tick all that apply:

Triangle

Square

Circle

Rectangle

3. Which shapes have 4 equal sides? Tick all that apply:

Triangle

Square

Circle

Rectangle

4. Which shape has no corners? Circle the correct answer:

Triangle

Square

Circle

Rectangle

5. Which shapes are 3D (solid shapes)? Tick all that apply:

Triangle

Cube

Circle

Cylinder

🎨 Part 3: Colour Sorting

6. Sort these shapes by colour. Write the shape names in the correct groups:

Red shapes: triangle, square, circle

Blue shapes: rectangle, cube, cylinder

Yellow shapes: triangle, circle, square

Red group: _________________

Blue group: _________________

Yellow group: _________________

💬 Part 4: Describing Shapes

7. Complete these sentences about shapes:

A triangle has _______ sides and _______ corners.

A square has _______ equal sides.

A circle is _______ and has no _______.

A cube is a _______ shape that looks like a _______.

8. Use these sentence starters to describe a shape of your choice:
This shape has _______ sides.
This shape is called _______.
In Te Reo Māori it is called _______.
These shapes are the same because _______.

🔍 Part 5: Find the Odd One Out

9. Circle the shape that doesn't belong in each group:

Group 1: Triangle, Square, Rectangle, Circle

The odd one out is: ________________

Because: ________________

Group 2: Cube, Cylinder, Triangle, Sphere

The odd one out is: ________________

Because: ________________

10. Write one thing you learned about shapes today:

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