Shape Space

A shape keeps its identity when it turns, changes size, or appears as an everyday object; its straight sides and corners identify a 2D shape, while faces, edges, vertices, and curved surfaces identify a 3D solid.

MathematicsAges 5-10~9 min🎙️ Voice tutor
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What your child will figure out

  • Identify common 2D and 3D shapes from accurate pictures and everyday objects.
  • Count straight sides and corners on 2D shapes and faces, edges, or vertices on 3D solids.
  • Sort shapes and objects by observable properties such as rolling, stacking, or having four straight sides.
  • Explain which property proves a choice and transfer the rule to generated unfamiliar examples.

The levels

  1. First signal

    Predict the name of a turned 2D shape, observe its boundary, and explain that roundness identifies a circle.

  2. Side scan

    Count a triangle's straight sides, observe each side traced once, and connect three sides to three corners.

  3. Mystery cargo

    Recognise a food can as a cylinder, observe its flat and curved surfaces, and explain why it can roll and stack.

  4. Cube inspection

    Count a cube's vertices and distinguish corner points from faces and edges.

  5. Sorting dock transfer

    Transfer shape properties to sort an everyday dice-shaped parcel into the stacking bay.

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