Properties of 2D Shapes for Entry Level Functional Maths

Submitted by Alison Tait on 26 March 2021.

Name each 2D shape and describe its properties. 
For each of the 8 common shapes, the learner is prompted to answer these questions: 

  • Does the shape have straight or curved edges? How many?
  • Are the edges the same lengths or different lengths?
  • Does the shape have vertices (corners)? How many?

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Resource File(s)
e123-2Dshapes.pdf
Resource type
Worksheet(s) or assignment
Physical format
2 page PDF
Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Maths
FM Context free underpinning
FM E1.9 Identify & recognise common 2-D & 3-D shapes inc. circle, cube, rectangle (inc. square) & triangle
FM E2.19 Recognise & name 2-D & 3-D shapes including pentagons, hexagons, cylinders, cuboids, pyramids, spheres
FM E2.20 Describe properties of common 2-D & 3-D shapes including nos. of sides, corners, edges, faces, angles & base
FM E3.19 Sort 2-D & 3-D shapes using properties including lines of symmetry, length, right angles, angles inc. in rectangles & triangles
Free tags
2D shapes
See also
2D and 3D shapes
Properties of 2D and 3D shapes
Properties of shapes
Shapes tally
Shape starter activity
Shapes around us
Properties of 2D Shapes - quadrilaterals and triangles
2D and 3D shapes including nets
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