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2D shapes and their features

A Year 1/2 teacher explores with students the language of 2D shapes and their features.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 2, Year 3
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Teaching resource
Format	Web page
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Explicit teaching
Curriculum alignment
Strand and focus	Space
Topics	Shapes and objects
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M2SP01 Recognise, compare and classify shapes, referencing the number of sides and using spatial terms such as "opposite", "parallel", "curved" and "straight" AC9M3SP01 Make, compare and classify objects, identifying key features and explaining why these features make them suited to their uses
Numeracy progression	Understanding geometric properties (P3)
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