2-D shapes
Recognise and name common 2-D shapes (circles, triangles, rectangles including squares)
Typical age: 4–6 years
“Can your child point to shapes around the house — like a clock, a window, or a pizza — and correctly name whether each is a circle, triangle, rectangle, or square?”
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- Angles in triangles (age 6+)REQUIRED
Distinguishing defining vs non-defining attributes requires knowing common 2-D shape names first
- Flat vs Solid ShapesREQUIRED
Distinguishing 2-D from 3-D requires knowing what 2-D shapes are
- Composing ShapesREQUIRED
Need to recognise 2-D shapes before composing them into composites
- 2-D shapes (age 6+)REQUIRED
Describing properties of 2-D shapes (sides, symmetry) requires knowing the shapes first
- 2-D faces on 3-D shapesREQUIRED
Must recognise 2-D shapes to identify them on 3-D surfaces
- Combining Simple ShapesREQUIRED
Composing shapes requires recognising the component shapes
- 3-D shapes (age 5+)REQUIRED
Analysing and comparing shapes requires being able to name them first