Composing Shapes
Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, quarter-circles) to create composite shapes, and compose new shapes from the composite shape
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Can your child use flat shapes like triangles and rectangles to fit together and make a new larger shape — like a puzzle?
Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, quarter-circles) to create composite shapes, and compose new shapes from the composite shape
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- Combine two triangles to form a rectangle or larger triangle
- Put together half-circles and quarter-circles to form circles or new shapes
- Decompose a composite shape and describe which simpler shapes make it up
“Can your child use flat shapes like triangles and rectangles to fit together and make a new larger shape — like a puzzle?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Geometry
- Age range
- Ages 6–7
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