2-D shapes (age 6+)
Identify and describe properties of 2-D shapes including the number of sides and line symmetry in a vertical line
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Can your child count the sides of a shape and say whether it has a line of symmetry — for example, knowing that a rectangle is symmetrical but a scalene triangle is not?
Identify and describe properties of 2-D shapes including the number of sides and line symmetry in a vertical line
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Check understanding
- Count the number of sides of a given 2-D shape
- Identify whether a 2-D shape has a vertical line of symmetry
- Use properties (number of sides, symmetry) to describe and distinguish between shapes
“Can your child count the sides of a shape and say whether it has a line of symmetry — for example, knowing that a rectangle is symmetrical but a scalene triangle is not?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Geometry
- Age range
- Ages 6–7
Standards