Naming shapes

Problem types

• Name a flat shape
• Find the named shape
• Name a solid shape
• Flat or solid, and its name
• Choose the flat or the solid shapes
• Count the flat or the solid shapes

Builds on

None listed.

Leads to

• Building and drawing closed shapes
• Composing shapes
• Defining attributes of shapes
• Sorting and counting · See it applied

  To sort shapes into groups and count each group, you must name or recognise each shape.

Related skills

• Comparing length, weight, and capacity · Related idea

  Both sort things by an attribute. Comparing sorts by length, weight or capacity, and naming shapes sorts by sides and corners.