2-D faces on 3-D shapes
Identify 2-D shapes on the surface of 3-D shapes (e.g. a circle on a cylinder, a triangle on a pyramid)
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Can your child look at a 3-D shape and name the 2-D shapes on its faces — for example, saying a cylinder has circles on the ends and a rectangle wrapped round the side?
Identify 2-D shapes on the surface of 3-D shapes (e.g. a circle on a cylinder, a triangle on a pyramid)
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- Point out a circular face on a cylinder or cone
- Identify triangular faces on a pyramid
- Recognise that the faces of 3-D shapes are 2-D shapes
“Can your child look at a 3-D shape and name the 2-D shapes on its faces — for example, saying a cylinder has circles on the ends and a rectangle wrapped round the side?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Geometry
- Age range
- Ages 6–7
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