Max Maths, Year 3, Learn together, Regular and irregular 2D shapes (2)

In the Max Maths curriculum for Year 3 students, there is a focus on recognising and recalling the features of various two-dimensional (2D) shapes. The lesson encourages children to learn and remember the number of sides and vertices that common 2D shapes have. For instance, a square is identified by its four sides and four vertices, which is the same for a rectangle. A pentagon is a shape with five sides and five vertices, a hexagon has six sides and six vertices, and an octagon is defined by its eight sides and eight vertices. This foundational knowledge is crucial for understanding the properties of these shapes and differentiating between them.

The lesson also explores the concept of triangles, which are a special category of 2D shapes characterised by having three sides and three vertices. Students learn that all triangles share these attributes, but they can differ in other ways, such as the presence or absence of right angles. The lesson includes examples of triangles with no right angles, triangles with one right angle, and again triangles with no right angles, each visually represented to help students identify these variations. This section of the lesson is designed to enhance the students' understanding of the diversity within a single shape category and to lay the groundwork for more advanced geometric concepts.