This half-term our topic is 'Shape it!'

We will focus on:

• Identifying and naming 2D and 3D shapes
• Exploring, building and constructing flat and solid shapes 
• Select shapes and collect objects for reasons and specific purposes
• Fitting together puzzles with the correct pieces
• Recognise that 2 objects are the same

Key Language

• Shape names 
• Sides, corners, edges, top, bottom
• Pointy, sharp, curvy, round, flat, solid, straight, long, short
• Bigger, smaller, join, construct, fit, flip, link, build
• Same, different

Key questions

• Where will you put your ___? • What will fit inside the ___? • What do you notice about this object/shape?
• What have you collected? • What are you using? • Do you think this will fit? • Can you find something bigger?

Practical Maths Skills

Shape Exploration: shape hunts inside and outside, building with Lego, puzzles, constructing with cubes, cutting and sticking shapes to create pictures, shape printing with paint

Problem-Solving Opportunities: drainpipe challenge - what will fit inside? Blowing up balloons, fixing them up - using different sized plasters to join recycling together, shopping - can you find the tubes, cubes and cuboids? Reflect it - use torches to create shadow shapes

Below are some examples of the learning opportunities that will support our exploration of shapes:

Focus Shape Songs

The Shape Song

Singing Walrus - Shapes

3D shapes

If you and your child explore shapes at home together, or any Maths learning at home, please remember to share this with us via Tapestry We would really like to celebrate your child's learning and achievements at home, as well as at school.