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Year 2 · Maths
Identify 2D With 3D Shapes
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Focus on faces edges and vertices of 2D and 3D shapes. Start with “Count Faces on 3D Shapes”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 2 learners practise faces edges and vertices of 2d and 3d shapes.
The activities include Count Faces on 3D Shapes, Count Sides and Faces on 2D and 3D Shapes, Count the Sides of 2D Shapes, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching, lesson pack. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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- Count Faces on 3D Shapes
- Count Sides and Faces on 2D and 3D Shapes
- Count the Sides of 2D Shapes
- Count Vertices on 2D and 3D Shapes
- Sort 2D and 3D Shapes by the Number of Faces, Vertices, Edges, or Sides
- Sort Shapes by the Number of Faces, Vertices, Edges, or Sides
- Spot 2D Shapes on 3D Solids
- Spot 2D Shapes on Common 3D Objects
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Compare 2D and 3D Shape Properties
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Count Sides and Name 2D Shapes
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Relate 2D Faces to 3D Shapes
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Compare 2D and 3D Shape Properties: Year 2 Unit
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PlanIt Maths Year 2 Properties of Shape Lesson Pack 12: Identify 2D Shapes on 3D Shapes
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PlanIt Maths Year 2 Properties of Shape Lesson Pack 14: Sort 3D Shapes
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Compare 2D and 3D Shape Properties: Worksheet and Quizzes
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Count Sides and Name 2D Shapes: Worksheet and Quizzes
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2D Shapes Questions
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Relate 2D Faces to 3D Shapes: Worksheet and Quizzes
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