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Shape Names
This maths teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to identify, describe and match the written names and pictorial illustrations of a range of different 2D shapes.
The class can select and list matching shapes that can be found in different locations around the school such as rectangles for windows, doors and books and circles for clocks and stool seats.
Download this teaching pack including classroom activities and an interactive presentation to identify, describe and match the written names and pictorial illustrations of a range of different 2D shapes
Activities in this teaching pack include a set of differentiated cards to identify, match and record the names and illustrations of a range of different 2D shapes that can be seen in a range of objects in locations around the school building and grounds.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore the names and illustrations of a matching range of different 2D shapes that can be seen in different objects.
This lesson is part of a maths scheme of work to get the children to learn the names of different 2D shapes using the correct vocabulary to identify and describe their matching individual properties. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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