Recognising 2-D Shapes - PowerPoint

The resource from Teacher of Primary is an engaging PowerPoint presentation designed to help students recognise and understand 2-D shapes. The lesson sets out to show how these shapes are prevalent in the objects that surround us daily. A 2-D shape is described as a flat figure that can consist of either straight or curved sides. Throughout the presentation, students are encouraged to identify various shapes as they appear on the slides, beginning with the circle, described as having one continuous curved side and varying in size.

Following the circle, the square is introduced as a shape with four equal straight sides, and it is noted that a square remains a square regardless of its orientation. Triangles, with their three straight sides, are also shown to come in different forms but are always categorised as triangles. Rectangles, like squares, have four straight sides but differ in that the opposite sides are equal in length and they too can vary in size. The interactive nature of the presentation invites students to spot these shapes within different pictures, reinforcing their ability to recognise and differentiate between circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles in various contexts. The lesson concludes with an external link to a song about shapes, adding a musical element to the learning experience.