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Year 1
Explore, discuss and identify shapes that are and are not triangles
I can say if a shape is a triangle or not and explain why.
New
New
Year 1
Explore, discuss and identify shapes that are and are not triangles
I can say if a shape is a triangle or not and explain why.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Use everyday language to describe what different shapes look like.
- Identify shapes that are triangles because they have 3 straight sides and 3 vertices.
- A vertex is the corner of the shape where the sides meet.
Keywords
Sides - The edges of a shape.
Vertices - The corners of a shape where two or more sides meet.
Triangle - A 2D shape with three straight sides and three vertices.
Straight - A line or surface with no curves.
Common misconception
Children may mistake some 'triangle-like' shapes as triangles.
Provide cut-outs of shapes to handle and explore. Make a list of properties a triangle must have and discuss them for each cut-out.
Ensure children have plenty of opportunities to handle cut-outs of triangles and triangle-like shapes as well as looking at pictures so they can handle them and describe how the sides and vertices feel in their hands.
Teacher tip
Licence
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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which shape is Alex describing?
A
C
Q2.
Which shape has 1 straight side and 1 curved line?
B
C
Q3.
How many vertices does this shape have?
2
3
5
Q4.
Which line has been sorted correctly?
A
C
Q5.
Tick all the names that are 2D shapes.
cube
cone
Q6.
Look how these shapes have been sorted. Which shape has been placed in the wrong set?
A
B
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which shape has only 3 straight sides?
A
C
Q2.
Which shape has only 3 vertices?
B
C
Q3.
Find the shape that has only 3 vertices.
A
C
Q4.
Tick all the triangles.
A
C
Q5.
This shape is not a triangle because __________.
it has curved lines.
it has no vertices.
Q6.
Which shape doesn't belong in this set?
B
C
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