2-D shapes (age 6+)

MathematicsGeometryAges 6–7

Identify and describe properties of 2-D shapes including the number of sides and line symmetry in a vertical line

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Count boundary sides and test a vertical mirror line in the displayed orientation.

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Can discuss the supplied example in an accessible mode; adapt directions without supplying the target answer.

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Use a paper fold if printed or imagine folding left to right on screen. Do not label symmetry inside the learner graphic. Open S first, G together, then T alone; put S and G away before T. Keys stay adult-only. No purchase or printing is required; an unavailable physical observation remains pending, not passed.

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partial: Identify and describe properties of 2-D shapes including the number of sides and line symmetry in a vertical line
Specified polygons and page orientation only; description of all 2-D shapes is not claimed.
partial: Count the number of sides of a given 2-D shape
Specified polygons and page orientation only; description of all 2-D shapes is not claimed.
partial: Identify whether a 2-D shape has a vertical line of symmetry
Specified polygons and page orientation only; description of all 2-D shapes is not claimed.
partial: Use properties (number of sides, symmetry) to describe and distinguish between shapes
Specified polygons and page orientation only; description of all 2-D shapes is not claimed.
partial: Can {{name}} 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?
Specified polygons and page orientation only; description of all 2-D shapes is not claimed.

Specified polygons and page orientation only; description of all 2-D shapes is not claimed.

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Count boundary sides and test a vertical mirror line in the displayed orientation.

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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

uk-nc-2013:Maths/Y2/GPS/1