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2D shapes: Classify two-dimensional shapes and describe their properties

Identify and classify triangles as equilateral, isosceles or scalene triangles
Recognise that triangles and quadrilaterals can be classified in more than one way (Reasons about spatial relations)
Compare side and angle properties of triangles and quadrilaterals using measurement and symmetry
Investigate the symmetry properties (line and rotational) of quadrilaterals
Identify regular and irregular polygons

Equipment

Outdoor playing area.
Always, sometimes, never playing cards

Activity set-up

Print and cut out Always, sometimes, never playing cards
Arrange hoops at the end of the playing area and label, always, sometimes, never.

How to play

Students determine whether a given statement is always, sometimes or never true and relay run to place the statement in the correct hoop.

Identify sorting categories, eg. always, sometimes, never.
Players pick a card and decide if the statement is always, sometimes of never true.
Players take turns to take the card and run to the other end and place the card in the correct category.
Continue until all cards have been sorted.
The team who sorts all of their cards first (and accurately) win.

Perform a gallery walk to look at each teams sorting and listen to their reasons.

Variations

Players could create their own statement cards.
Vary the locomotor movement.
Include a timeframe.
Change the size of the playing area.

Reference: NRich Maths

Two-dimensional spatial structure

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