3-D shapes (age 5+)
Analyse and compare 2-D and 3-D shapes using informal language to describe sides, vertices, and other attributes
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Can your child describe what makes two shapes different — for example, explaining that a triangle has 3 corners and 3 sides while a square has 4 of each?
Analyse and compare 2-D and 3-D shapes using informal language to describe sides, vertices, and other attributes
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Check understanding
- Count the sides and corners of a shape
- Compare a triangle and a rectangle by number of sides
- Describe a cube as having 'square faces' and 'corners'
“Can your child describe what makes two shapes different — for example, explaining that a triangle has 3 corners and 3 sides while a square has 4 of each?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Geometry
- Age range
- Ages 5–6
Standards