Year 2 shape naming with twelve shapes drawn turned, stretched and at an angle, over three pages. Pupils count the sides of each one and write its name from a six-word bank. Two each of triangle, square, rectangle, pentagon, hexagon and octagon appear, among them a square on its corner and a long thin triangle. Page 2 asks whether a square is still a square when turned. Page 3 is the answer key. It follows England National Curriculum geometry for Year 2.
Geometry - properties of shapes
“identify and describe the properties of 2-D shapes, including the number of sides and line symmetry in a vertical line”
Pupils count the sides of twelve shapes to decide each name, and question 1 on page 2 asks them to describe why a turned square is still a square.
Geometry - properties of shapes
“compare and sort common 2-D and 3-D shapes and everyday objects”
Question 2 asks pupils to compare two triangles that differ in size, shape or turn.
Twelve numbered shapes, including a square turned on its corner, a long thin triangle, an upside-down triangle and a tall rectangle. Pupils count the sides and write each name in a box, using a word bank of six.
Pupils write whether a square is still a square when you turn it, and why. Then they draw a triangle that looks different from their partner's.
Names for all twelve shapes, a model reason for the square question and a note on what a pupil's triangle must have.
Turn a shape
Cut a square from card and spin it on the desk before page 1. Pupils see the same four sides and corners in every position.
Partner talk
Use question 2 on page 2 as a pairs task. Each pair compares two triangles and says what is the same about them.
Counting aloud
Pupils who guess from the picture can touch each side with a finger and count aloud before they write the name.
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