Space
Shapes around us
Name the flat shapes around you and count their sides and corners.
Flat shapes are everywhere once you start looking. You tell them apart by counting two things: their sides and their corners.
Have a play
Look at each shape in turn and count its sides and its corners.
Tap any part of the picture.
Try it together
Let us look carefully at a rectangle.
1.How many sides does a rectangle have?
Remember
A corner is the point where two sides meet. For a shape made of straight sides, count the corners and you have counted the sides too. A circle is different: no corners, and one curved side all the way round.
Have a go
Have a go: which shape has 3 sides?
Ready to practise?
Eight questions on what you have just read. Nothing is timed, and you can play as many times as you like.