Y2 Maths
Free Year 2 Recognise 2D and 3D Shapes Lesson
This Year 2 Recognise 2D and 3D Shapes lesson covers the prior learning of naming 2D and 3D shapes, before moving onto the main skill of recognising a wider variety of 2D and 3D shapes.
The lesson starts with a prior learning worksheet to check pupils’ understanding. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning by completing an engaging extension task.
National Curriculum Objective
Mathematics Year 2: (2G1a) Compare and sort common 2-D shapes and everyday objects
Mathematics Year 2: (2G1b) Compare and sort common 3-D shapes and everyday objects
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Lesson Slides
These lesson slides guides pupils through the prior learning of naming 2D and 3D shapes, before moving onto the main skill of recognise 2d and 3d shapes. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.
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Modelling PowerPoint
This powerpoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the Varied Fluency and Reasoning & Problem Solving worksheets as part of this lesson.
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Lesson Slides
These are the same as the lesson slides on Classroom Secrets. You can assign this as an activity for pupils to access individually in school or remotely from home.
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Video Tutorial
In this Recognising 2D Shapes Video Tutorial, Katie recaps the properties of circles, rectangles, squares and triangles before showing pupils how to recognise them on 3D household objects.
1 Prior Learning
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Worksheet
This Year 2 Recognise 2D and 3D Shapes lesson covers the prior learning of naming 2D and 3D shapes, before moving onto the main skill of recognising a wider variety of 2D and 3D shapes.
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Matching Activity
This Year 1 2D Shapes Matching Game aims to support pupils’ knowledge of shape. Children will identify 2D shapes.
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Matching Activity
This Year 1 3D Shapes Matching Game aims to support pupils’ knowledge of shape.
2 Practical Activities
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Supporting Activity
This Recognise 2D and 3D Shapes supporting activities sheet contains suggestions for additional tasks you might wish to use to support pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the lesson.
2 Varied Fluency
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Worksheet
This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of this lesson.
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Matching Activity
This Year 2 Shape Faces Matching Game aims to support pupils’ understanding of shape.
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Interactive Activity
This Year 2 Recognise 2D and 3D Shapes Game checks pupils’ understanding of recognising different 2D and 3D shapes.
2 Reasoning & Problem Solving
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Mixed Practice
This worksheet includes varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of recognise 2d and 3d shapes.
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Extension
This recognise 2d and 3d shapes extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the recognise 2d and 3d shapes lesson.
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Worksheet
This differentiated worksheet includes reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.
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Discussion Problem
This worksheet includes two discussion problems which can be used in pairs or small groups to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in this lesson.
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Interactive Challenge Activity
This Year 2 Recognise 2D and 3D Shapes Maths Challenge checks pupils’ understanding of recognising different 2D shapes.
2 Homework
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Worksheet
This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.
2 Additional Activities
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Consolidation Pack
These Properties of Shape worksheets are fantastic at helping your pupils practice their reasoning and problem solving skills. This pack contains two different question types for Year 2 Spring Block 3.
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Home Learning Pack
This Spring week 7 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets
